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The simum blew that day as it had never blown before.
西蒙風從沒像今天刮得這么兇猛。
For generations thereafter, the Arabs recounted the legend of a boy who had turned himself into the wind,
阿拉伯地區將會世世代代流傳一個男孩的傳說，說他把自己變成了風，
almost destroying a military camp, in defiance of the most powerful chief in the desert.
幾乎摧垮了一座軍營，挑戰了沙漠中最聲名顯赫的指揮官的權威。
When the simum ceased to blow, everyone looked to the place where the boy had been.
當西蒙風停止了咆哮，所有人都朝男孩所在的地方望去。
But he was no longer there; he was standing next to a sand-covered sentinel, on the far side of the camp.
他已經不在那里了，他站在了軍營的另一邊，在一名幾乎被埋在沙下的哨兵身邊。
The men were terrified at his sorcery. But there were two people who were smiling:
所有人都被這種魔法嚇壞了，只有兩個人臉上露出了微笑：
the alchemist, because he had found his perfect disciple, and the chief, because that disciple had understood the glory of God.
一個是煉金術士，因為他找對了弟子；另一個是指揮官，因為他理解了上帝的榮耀。
The following day, the general bade the boy and the alchemist farewell, and provided them with an escort party to accompany them as far as they chose.
第二天，指揮官為男孩和煉金術士餞行，并下令讓一支衛隊護送他們，直到他們到達目的地為止。
