The Pearl
In the little wooden house, there lives a poor family. Kino, as a fisherman who has a wife and a son. One day, when Kino and Juana sat by the fire, they were shocked by something moved on one of the ropes where Coyotito was sleeping in the hanging box. Kino and Juana stood quite still and looked. A scorpion was coming slowly down the rope and its tail was straight out behind. Kino tried to chase away the scorpion but suddenly Coyotito laughed and touched the rope, the scorpion felt. The scorpion stung Coyotito. Coyotito screamed.
Kino, Juana, and their neighbors brought the baby went to the doctor in the town. In front of the doctor’s house, Kino knocked the door and waited. After a moment, the big gate opened and a man who opened the door was a man of Kino’s race. Then Kino spoke to him for their arrival. But the doctor refused to treat the baby because Kino didn’t have any money. Kino was very angry because of the doctor’s refusal.
Kino, Juana, and Coyotito came to the beach to find pearls by their canoe. First they searched the oyster beds; the oyster beds were very valuable because any oyster might have a pearl in it. Then, Kino saw a very large oyster lying by itself. Kino tried to open the oyster. What a surprised for them because they saw a great pearl in it, a largest pearl in the world. Kino becomes very excited thinking that the pearl will treat Coyotito by brings him to the doctor and also will make them become rich. All people know it and make them become jealous. In the night, their neighbors, his brother, and the priest come to the Kino’s wooden house to know about the pearl. And until the doctor know it and also come to Kino’s wooden house. He will treat the baby because he knows that Kino will be a rich person. The same night, a thief attempts to steal the pearl and attacks Kino. Juana cried and said the pearl was bad and would destroy them.
The next day, Kino was going to sell the pearl. He comes to a pearl dealer, who wanted buy the pearl with price 1,000 pesos because he said that the pearl was too big. Kino believed that the pearl is worth 50,000 pesos, so he thought that the buyer wanted to cheat him. Then he came to the other buyers, but the same thing happened. He decided to go to the capital to sell the pearl tomorrow morning. In the night, another thief came and wanted to attack Kino. Again, Juana convinced that the pearl is bad and bring a bad effect for them. But Kino didn’t believe it. Secretly, when Kino getting slept, Juana woke up and took the pearl and brought it to the beach. Kino knew it and became very angry. He got up and followed Juana and stopped Juana angrily when Juana ready to throw the pearl into the sea. Kino turned away and walked down through the bushes. Suddenly, a man attacked him and Kino attacked him back with his knife. Juana saw two men lying in front of her. The stranger man had blood coming from his throat. Kino was killed the man. Juana pulled the dead man into the bushes. And they had to run away before people knew Kino is a killer.
They decided to go to the city in the north. They passed through the forest and in the middle of journey they were followed by 3 men. Kino decided to bring Juana and Coyotito to hide in the mountain. In there, they found some cave. The men wouldn’t find them if they hide in the cave. The men heard the puppy cried like a baby. Kino attacked and killed two men, took the rifle. The other man runs to the pool. Kino fired the rifle between the man’s eyes. But something wrong happened. He listened rising cry from the cave. Juana mourned Coyotito death.
Kino and Juana came back to the town. They didn’t care anyone. They came near the sea. Juana convinced Kino to throw out the pearl. Kino threw the pearl as far as he could. Kino and Juana watched the pearl went down and lay on the floor of the sea. The pearl was gone.
The End
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