Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd child material to stray with the Spanish areas and also towns with his faithful flcok until a recurring desire about locating his treasure at the Pyramids of Egypt rousts him from complacency. In trying to comprehend his dream, Santiago runs into a sensible old man which calls himself Melchizedek, the King of Salem, which sets the kid off on a journey to find his Individual Tale: