Yet, at the same moment, Coyotito and a gunshot are heard. When he finally finds the trackers he attempts to attack them. Kino realizes that they are being followed and he tries to create false trails for the trackers. The family leaves to travel up the mountain to get to the capital city. Narrowly escaping, the family hides at Juan Tomas's house until it is safe to leave for the capital to sell the pearl. However, they are each met with disaster: Kino finds the canoe destroyed and Juana finds the house has been set on fire. Juana decides to go home to gather their belongings while Kino goes to ready the canoe. The two inevitably decide they must leave. After Coyotito is cured, Juana and Kino end up fighting off thieves, robbers, and themselves when the greed and lust for the pearl become unbearable. Kino finds such a large pearl that it attracts attention from all the villagers. So, Kino goes out in the ocean in search of a pearl.Īt home Juana prays that her husband will find a pearl bigger than any other and her prayers are answered. One day Coyotito is bitten by a scorpion and Kino and Juana do not have the money for treatment. Although they are poor, the family lives a relatively happy life. The story opens in a remote seaside village where a young family of three live: Kino, Juana, and their infant son, Coyotito.
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