The Pearl: Summary The novella The Pearl is a story about greed , corruption, and good against evil. The story starts out with a poor indian pearl diver named Kino, who lives on the Baja penninsula . He lives with his wife Jauna and there son Coyotito. they live a simple life until coyotito is stung by a scorpion. Kino takes the baby to the rich doctor who will not treat him because they are poor. So Kino gets into his boat to find a pearl. He finds a pearl "the size of a seagull egg" , and they think there trouble is over. conclusion: Kino and Jauna ultimatly have to go to the capital to trade their pearl in. Some trackers follow them to get the pearl. What insues