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But Id like to see the castles in the towns where they live, the boy explained.
Those people, when they see our land, say that they would like to live here forever, his father continued.
Well, Id like to see their land, and see how they live, said his son. The people who come here have a lot of money to spend, so they can
afford to travel, his father said. Amongst us, the only ones who travel are the shepherds.
Well, then Ill be a shepherd His father said no more. The next day, he gave his son a pouch that held
three ancient Spanish gold coins Coelho, 1993: 9 In The Ordinary World, Santiago has desire to become a traveler so that he
abandons his father’s choice of directing Santiago to become a priest. Santiago’s father tells him that it is nearly imposible to become a traveler, for to travel the
world needs a lot of money. Since they are living in farmer family, his father tells him that the only ones who can travel are the shepherds. The fact that he is lack of
fund to spend, Santiago insist to travel the world anyhow, and he choses to be a shepherd. Then, his father afford him to buy some sheeps.
I can work for the rest of today, the boy answered. Ill work all night, until dawn, and Ill clean every piece of crystal in your shop. In return, I need money to
get to Egypt tomorrow. The merchant laughed. Even if you cleaned my cr
ystal for an entire year… even if you earned a good commission selling every piece, you would still have to
borrow money to get to Egypt. There are thousands of kilometers of desert between here and there Coelho, 1993: 47
In the Special World, Santiago is undertaking the quest, heading to the Pyramid of Egypt. For some reason, however, he loses all his money when he
arrives at Tangier, a port city of Morroco. After chaotic moment and desperate, he decides to work for a crystal merchant. Expectedly, he can get money to continue
his journey. Santiago oferrs his enthusiast to the merchant that he can work for the rest of day, all night, and until dawn. Then, santiago tells the merchant that the
money he gets will be used to go to Egypt. In this situation, the merchant feels
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funny. The merchant tells Santiago that the money he will get from the work in crystal store is not enough to fund his journey to Egypt, for it is too far from
Tangier and there is thousands kilometers of desert. Santiago, absolutly, can afford the caravan to ride on the desert.