The Pearl
what attracts kino attention the ancient oyster that is lying by itself ?
what attracts kino attention the ancient oyster that is lying by itself
what attracts kino attention the ancient oyster that is lying by itself
Unlike the other oysters, it's shell was partly open.
A little to his right a hummock of rubbly rock stuck up, covered with young oysters not ready to take. Kino moved next to the hummock, and then, beside it, under a little overhang, he saw a very large oyster lying by itself, not covered with its clinging brothers. The shell was partly open, for the overhang protected this ancient oyster, and in the lip-like muscle Kino saw a ghostly gleam, and then the shell closed down.
The Pearl