| A | B |
| Coyotito is everything to Juana | so she wants the doctor to see him. |
| The doctor's race has persecuted Kino's race for centuries | so he is angry and ashamed. |
| Kino is afraid to want something too much | so he waits to open the big oyster. |
| Other people are envious of Kino's fortune | so they try to steal the pearl. |
| The doctor hears that Kino found a great pearl | so he comes to see the baby. |
| The pearl buyers cheat Kino | so Kino decided to go to the capital. |
| Juana tries to throw the pearl away | so Kino follows and beats her. |
| Kino is ambushed coming back from the beach | so he kills a man with his knife. |
| Kino's canoe is ruined | so the family must walk to the capital. |
| Coyotito cries out | so he is mistaken for an animal and killed. |