When Coyotito, Kino’s son, is stung by a scorpion, Kino and his wife , Juana search for a pearl in order to have money to pay to the doctor to heal Coyotito. Turns out, they finds a very large pearl, The Pearl of the World that will lead him to selfish ambition. As the Pearl is found, word about it spread immediately and people began having ambitions about the Pearl. At first, Kino simply wished for his family to have clothes. Gradually, he began to wish for more and more. Kino’s pride begins to get ahead of him. He sells the pearl in town and is told that it is worthless. Later that night, someone enters the brush house to steal the Pearl. Kino kills him in self-defense. He looks back at the house, finds it in flames. Despite Juana’s pleas
