1. The Pearl
By: John Steinbeck

2. Vocabulary – Chapters 1 & 2
Parable (1) – a simple story of everyday life with a moral
Plaintively (1) – with woe and sorrow; mournfully
Avarice (1) – greed for riches
Indigent (1) – poverty-stricken; poor
Suppliant (1) – one who asks humbly or pleads

3. Chapters 1 & 2 continued…
Estuary (2) – an inlet of the sea; especially a river mouth
Bulwark (2) – thing or person who shields or defends
Undulating (2) – wavy in motion or appearance
Speculatively (2) – in a thoughtful, evaluating way
Incandescence (2) – brilliant gleam; bright glow; radiance