Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist.

The Alchemist

By- - Paulo Coelho

The boy's name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his
herd at an abandoned church. Theroof had fallen in long ago, and an
enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once
stood.
He decided to spend the night there. He saw to it that all the sheep entered
through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it toprevent the
flock from wandering away duringthe night. There were no wolves in the
region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had
had to spend the entire next day searching for it......