The Pearl: Summary
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Kino, a poor Indian fisherman, lives on the Gulf of California with his
wife Juana and son Coyotito. Their simple hut is made of brush, and the couple
sleeps on mats thrown on the dirt floor, while Coyotito sleeps in a hanging box.
Like others in their poor village, they depend on nature for survi ....
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.... pearl and cries out in joy. He believes the pearl will make him rich
and enable him to provide security for his family. But Kino discovers otherwise.
The pearl stirs envy in the villagers, and that night Kino is attacked in his
hut by a thief. The following day, he tries to sell the pearl to buyers in town,
but he is offered only a small amount of money for it. The buyers all work for
the same man. They know the pearl is worth a fortune but hope to buy it cheaply
by pretending that it is ....
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