heels; and his memory is also preserved by the same form or picture in most of the old glass windows, taverns, and alehouses of that town unto this day.Diary of Abraham dela Pryme, p. 220; Surtees Society 10 Nov. 1699. Origins Similar legends can be found throughout Europe and the Middle East. The earliest version is one of the poems of the Mathanawi titled "In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo: In Cairo, Dreaming of Baghdad", by 13th-century Persian poet Jalal al-Din Rumi. This poem was turned into a story in the tale from One Thousand and One Nights: "The man who became rich through a dream"; and spread through various countries' folklore, children's tales and literature. More recently, the story was adapted into the plot of the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, who took the structure from Jorge Luis Borges story "The Tale of Two Dreamers" in A Universal History of Iniquity (1935). See also The Alchemist, modern version of the folktale Upsall Castle, another English version of the folktale Dundonald Castle, Scottish version of the folktale English folklore, for a list of other English folktales Peddler References External links "The Pedlar of Swaffham", another version of the story that gives the name of the pedlar as John Chapman, but does not give sources. "The Pedlar of Swaffham", an animation based on the folk tale. British folklore European folklore Medieval legends Norfolk folklore Swaffham