The local priest visits and tells Kino to remember to give thanks and to pray for guidance. He claims that he will send Coyotito to school and buy a rifle for himself. Juan Tomas, the brother of Kino, asks him what he will do with his money, and he envisions getting married to Juana in a church and dressing Coyotito in a yachting cap and sailor suit. Kino's neighbors begin to feel bitter toward him for his good fortune, but neither Kino nor Juana realize this feeling they have engendered. The doctor who refused to treat Coyotito decides to visit Kino. The news that Kino has found an immense pearl travels fast through La Paz. Kino puts back his head and howls, causing the other pearl divers to look up and race toward Kino's canoe. He finds a very large oyster which, when Kino opens it, yields an immense pearl. Kino dives for oysters from his canoe, attempting to find pearls.

Kino and Juana leave the doctors and take Coyotito down near the sea, where Juana uses a seaweed poultice on Coyotito's shoulder, which is now swollen. Juana and Kino, accompanied by their neighbors, go to see the local doctor, who refuses to treat Coyotito because Kino cannot pay. Although Kino kills the scorpion, it still stings Coyotito. Kino attempts to catch the scorpion, but Coyotito bumps the rope and the scorpion falls on him. Kino watches as Coyotito sleeps, but sees a scorpion crawl down the rope that holds the hanging box where Coyotito lies. The Pearl, which takes place in La Paz, Mexico, begins with a description of the seemingly idyllic family life of Kino, his wife Juana and their infant son, Coyotito.

Novel the pearl by john steinbeck