Kino's Return Alternate Ending

Kino’s Return I will always remember the day Kino and Juana returned to La Paz. It was in the afternoon and the sun was like a fiery ball in the sky, glaring down with all its might. The news that they were coming back spread like wildfire and everyone including myself and Apolina came out of our houses to see it for ourselves. They came walking down the dirt road, their faces wrinkled with exhaustion. Kino carried a rifle and Juana held her shawl as a sack over her shoulder. Everyone looked away or whispered among themselves and I started to wave hello, but I didn’t know what to say. They walked passed the city and brush houses, not saying a word. The mood had suddenly turned from happy to doleful. It looked like they were …show more content…
I tried to reason with Kino about how this wasn’t their fault and that it was Kino’s fault for becoming greedy. I explained to him that if he seeks revenge, more misfortune will fall upon him. At the end, Kino was too tired to argue and gave in. But I knew that Kino wouldn’t listen to me and that he still hadn’t changed despite everything that he had lost. I didn’t know how to make him understand. Kino was the bravest and toughest person in the whole city and he had been through the worst conditions. There was only one way to make him understand and that was to make him see logic and reason. I looked at Kino who was now sleeping on the cot and came up with a plan. I laid down on the other cot and pretended to sleep. After five minutes, when I was sure that everyone was asleep, I crept out of the house. I left the brush houses and entered the city. Then I entered the building of the pearl buyers. Inside, sitting behind the desks were the pearl buyer. Even after I walked in, nobody acknowledged me, so I cleared my throat. They looked up at me.
“Can I help you?”one of them asked irritably. They weren’t used to people from the village coming to them and considered us as …show more content…
“It was because of your greed that all of this happened. You should’ve just sold the pearl or thrown it away.” I waited as Kino just stood there silently. “So be wise and don’t seek revenge on these men,” I continued.
Kino sighed, “You are right, Juan Tomas.’’ Then, as we started to go back home, the pearl buyers came out of another room and told us to wait. Behind us, stood all three pearl buyers, looking really scared.
“We are sorry for trying to cheat you,” they said to Kino.
“Therefore, we pleaded the leader of the city to offered you a job as a security guard. We knew you would be fit for the job, as you have survived your brave journey. We hope you can forgive us,” one of the pearl buyers said.
“I accept and forgive you,” Kino said happily. Then he turned to me and said, “Thank you, dear brother for not letting greed overcome me.”
“You are welcome,” I said. As we headed back home, I thought of what would’ve happened if I hadn’t stopped Kino. I learnt that it is easy to become greedy and that it is important to not let selfishness overcome us. The story of Kino’s journey and return will be passed down among us for