This book, based on a Mexican folk tale, is about a poor man who finds an extraordinary pearl at sea. He wants to sell the pearl and use the money to have a nice formal wedding with his wife and to educate his son so that he can escape this life that they have been trapped in. But there are many greedy people who try to steal the pearl and even do harm to the man. Eventually, the man is beaten, and his dreams all come to nothing.
I found this story sad, but it has an interesting message: sometimes being stubborn causes you to lose more than what you started with.
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