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1、ThePearlSummaryThePearl,whichtakesplaceinLaPaz,Mexico,beginswithadescriptionoftheseeminglyidyllicfamilylifeof Kino,hiswife Juana andtheirinfantson, Coyotito.KinowatchesasCoyotitosleeps,butseesascorpioncrawldowntheropethatholdsthehangingboxwhereCoyotitolies.Kinoattemptstocatchthescorpion,b
2、utCoyotitobumpstheropeandthescorpionfallsonhim.AlthoughKinokillsthescorpion,itstillstingsCoyotito.JuanaandKino,accompaniedbytheirneighbors,gotoseethelocaldoctor,whorefusestotreatCoyotitobecauseKinocannotpay.KinoandJuanaleavethedoctorsandtakeCoyotitodownnearthesea,whereJuanausesaseaweedpou
3、lticeonCoyotito'sshoulder,whichisnowswollen.Kinodivesforoystersfromhiscanoe,attemptingtofindpearls.Hefindsaverylargeoysterwhich,whenKinoopensit,yieldsanimmensepearl.Kinoputsbackhisheadandhowls,causingtheotherpearldiverstolookupandracetowardKino'scanoe.ThenewsthatKinohasfoundanimmensepearl
4、travelsfastthroughLaPaz.ThedoctorwhorefusedtotreatCoyotitodecidestovisitKino.Kino'sneighborsbegintofeelbittertowardhimforhisgoodfortune,butneitherKinonorJuanarealizethisfeelingtheyhaveengendered. JuanTomas,thebrotherofKino,askshimwhathewilldowithhismoney,andheenvisionsgettingmarriedtoJuan
5、ainachurchanddressingCoyotitoinayachtingcapandsailorsuit.HeclaimsthathewillsendCoyotitotoschoolandbuyarifleforhimself.ThelocalpriestvisitsandtellsKinotoremembertogivethanksandtoprayforguidance.Thedoctoralsovisits,andalthoughCoyotitoseemstobehealing,thedoctorinsiststhatCoyotitostillfacesda
6、ngerandtreatshim.Kinotellsthedoctorthathewillpayhimoncehesellshispearl,andthedoctorattemptstodiscernwherethepearlislocated(Kinohasburieditinthecornerofhishut).Thatnight,athiefattemptstobreakintoKino'shut,butKinodriveshimaway.JuanatellsKinothatthepearlwilldestroythem,butKinoinsiststhatthep
7、earlistheironechanceandthattomorrowtheywillsellit.Kino'sneighborswonderwhattheywoulddoiftheyhadfoundthepearl,andsuggestgivingitasapresenttothePope,buyingMassesforthesoulsofhisfamily,anddistributingitamongthepoorofLaPaz.Kinogoestosellhispearl,accompaniedbyhisneighbor
