Then when the plant grows, the powder on the leaves will become magical." You must plant the bananas yourself because it's important that you cast certain spells on the seeds. He leaned over and whispered, "The secret ingredient is a silver powder that grows on the back of banana leaves. "Hmm, perhaps you can," said the old man. "I can do it, dear father!" cried the young man. "I am too old to undertake the task," he confessed. But you need one more ingredient in order to change dirt into gold, and I have only recently discovered this secret." The old man paused. Finally the old man cried, "Why, you have done everything I did when I was your age! You are surely on the verge of a breakthrough. The father-in-law asked about the young man's work, and the two of them spent the whole afternoon in animated conversation. To his surprise, his father-in-law confided in him, "When I was young I, too, was an alchemist!" The young man arrived reluctantly, expecting a scolding. He was surprised to learn that his son-in-law was an alchemist, but he promised to help his daughter and he asked to see the young man the next day. "When I succeed in turning dirt into gold, we'll be rich beyond our wildest dreams!"įinally the young wife went to her father about the problem. "But I am on the verge of a breakthrough!" he insisted.
Desperate, she begged her husband to find a job. Soon enough, he ran through all of his inheritance, and the young wife had to struggle to buy food each day. In those days people who did this were known as alchemists. The young couple led a happy life, except for one problem: the new husband spent all his time dreaming of a way to turn dirt into gold. Once upon a time, there was an old man whose daughter was married to a handsome young lad. The Old Alchemist ~ Folktales Stories for Kids
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