Kino and Juana return home.

Everyone in the town remembers the return of Kino and Juana.


Some old people saw them come back. 




Other people were told by their fathers and grandfathers a long time later.



But everyone rememebers the day.



Late one afternoon some Little boys ran into the town with the news.




Everyone came out of theirs houses to see Kino and Juana.



The sun was going down and the shadows on the ground were long.




Everyone remembers Kino and Juana and the long black shadows.




Kino and Juana came from the Sandy road into the town.




Kino was not walking in front of Juana.




They were walking side by side.




The sun was behind them and their lomg shadows were in front.



Kino had a rifle in his hand and Juana carried her shawl over her shoulder like a heavy bag.




Juana face was hard and covered with lines because she was so tired.




Her wide open eyes seemed to see nothing.




Kino lips were thin and his mouth was shut tight.



People say that Kino looked as dangerous as a wild animal that day.




Kino and Juana walked through the town but they did not anything.




Their eyes did not look to the right or to the left.





The people stood back to let Kino and Juana  pass.



Kino and his wife walked past their burnt house, but they did not look at it.




Then Kino put the rifle down, put his hand in his pocket and took out the large Pearl.



Kino looked and remembered all the terrible things that had happened.





In the Pearl Kino saw cruel faces and flames burning up.




Kino saw Coyotito lying in the cave with blood on his head.




Kino lifted out his arm and threw the Pearl as far as he could.




Kino and Juana watched the Pearl shining in the evening sun.




They saw the Pearl drop into the sea.




The Surface of the sea was like a Green mirror.




The pearl went down into the Green wáter..

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The Pearl went down through the seaweed and fell among the plants in the sand.




The Pearl lay o the floor of the sea.




And the Pearl was gone.