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What is a strange pearl?
This is a story about a magical pearl that happened in Pacific Polynesia written by American novelist Jack London. It did happen, even though it was like a myth.

Mabuyi is an indigenous fisherman who catches pearls in Tuamotu Islands. He is extremely strong, brave and tenacious. As a teenager, he became the best diver with the deepest diving among all coral islands in Tuamotu.

Tuamotu Islands near Tahiti, also known as Baumot Islands, means "Island of Clouds" in the local language and belongs to French Polynesia in the south-central Pacific Ocean. Mabuyi's family lived there for generations, and most of his predecessors were pearl pickers. Therefore, as soon as the horse stance just look was born, his family was destined to add another diver.

In childhood, Mabuyi's grandfather Aobo told him that their ancestor was the shark god Dumalo.

"So, you have to remember that once you become one of our pearl pickers and meet sharks underwater, you will become the most respected person." Grandpa said to him, "Shark Mark is the special envoy of Shark God. They will never hurt you and will always protect you. "

Mabuyi is growing up. Finally, one day, the elders thought that he was old enough to go out to sea at dawn and catch pearls in the bay with fishermen. After diving into the sea for the first time, Mabuy was convinced that there was a wonderful connection between him and sharks. As his grandfather told him, when he met a group of ferocious man-eating sharks almost face to face, they didn't attack him. He followed a female shark many times-as if it were guiding him to dive into endless underwater reefs, which were covered with strange shells for fishing.

1906, Mabuyi went to Papoti, the capital of Polynesia, for the first time on a motorized sailboat with pearls. What I saw and heard during my stay in this port city was an eye-opener. On the dock, China's shops are busy buying goods; The situation in the restaurant made him even more dumbfounded; There was deafening music in the bar, a group of drunken men and women were dancing wildly, and the local dignitaries in the hall were enjoying the artists' performances. Here, Mabuyi tasted English gin for the first time in his life. He met something that made him angry and disgusting: several prostitutes saw him, were fascinated by his strong body and male charm, and even offered to keep him. In a few days, he spent all the money he earned selling pearls. If he hadn't met a villager in Amotu, he might have been put in prison like a tramp. Later, Mabuyi learned that pearl pickers had been stranded here for a long time. During loading and unloading, they dived and fished in every corner. Mabuyi joined them to work for a small shopkeeper in China, and got a pitiful reward with his catch. This kind of life is a disgrace to Mabuyi, an expert in pearl picking, because he has to dive to the bottom of the filthy and garbage-filled Papoti shallow bay to pick up things. In addition, pearl pickers here often fight each other cruelly for territory.

A few weeks later, Mabuyi lost weight. At night, he lay in the humble hut of the pearl picker. Like malaria, he was out of breath and lost his appetite because of coughing and trembling.

He began to understand that if this goes on, he will not only accomplish nothing, but also be doomed to die in this foreign country. One day, dragging his weak body, he went to a China company that sold tickets and bought the cheapest return ticket. When he arrived at his hometown, he was exhausted and managed to climb ashore with both hands. A few weeks later, he recovered, and then he knew that his grandfather Obo had passed away.

Since then, he has never been to Papoti. However, what he saw and heard there haunted his mind and often disturbed his heart. What he envies most is the European houses where French bureaucrats and businessmen live. It is so spacious and luxurious that he misses it so much that he can't sleep at night. If he is lucky and catches a big and rare pearl, then he may exchange it for the same building! This became his strong desire. So he risked his life to dive to the bottom of the most difficult bay. Weeks and months passed and he found nothing. He often stands alone on the reef, looking at the sea and praying to the shark god: "Take me to the pearl!" " Work miracles for me! "

He dived into the bottom of the sea many times, looking for shells in every coral. Every time, he always surfaced with a heavy basket full of small shells, and the diving depth became deeper and deeper.

One day, Mabuyi found a female shark fin swimming towards him on the shore. He froze, surprised and happy, so excited that he could hear his heartbeat. He shouted, "I am a descendant of the shark god." I beg you to help me! "The shark swam closer and closer. Suddenly, it dived into the water and disappeared. Mabuyi stared at the blue water with wide eyes, and the vague outline of the shark was disappearing under the big coral eaves that looked like arches.

Mabuyi took a deep breath with a fishing net hammer and quickly dived into the seabed again and again. For the last time, he found that the shark's tail was slowly swimming down and deeper. He followed it regardless of the consequences. As the pressure increased, his stomach began to twitch and his ears cracked. Suddenly, the shark stopped, swam to him, swam around him for a while and finally disappeared. Mabuy looked around. A large coral cave appeared on the opposite side, which was covered with strings of coral stones like flowers. He swam carefully to the mouth of the cave and stopped there for a while. At his feet, there are shells as big as 10 plates. With the help of sticks and knives, he picked them up one by one and quickly put them in his backpack. Due to lack of oxygen, his nose began to bleed and he almost died. Hardly had I swam to the canoe when I collapsed on the boat exhausted.

Although he was extremely weak, Mabuyi couldn't wait to open the shell. One, two, three ... His heart began to feel uneasy and disappointed. It seems that this shark is not an angel who brings happiness at all. He felt that his spirit was about to collapse, and he had a feeling of being fooled. Mabuyi picked up the seventh shell, cut it open angrily with a knife, pulled out his soft body, and attached a bright moonlight pearl to the opened shell. In a flash, his breathing stopped, and despair and pain suddenly disappeared. This pearl is big and beautiful, which is rare in a hundred years. He knelt down involuntarily, carefully took out this strange treasure, held it in his hand trembling, and cheered excitedly. His long-cherished wish has finally come true, and he will have his own European house.

However, just as Mabuyi was looking for a buyer, he met a China businessman from Hikueru. The China businessman said that he could help him send the pearls to Tahiti for evaluation and sale, and then pay Mabuyi the estimated price difference.

During this period, a small sailboat "Ajea" docked at Hikoueru Port on its way to Fakao Orava Island, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Tuamotu Islands. There is a Frenchman on board. He is a pearl buyer in Tahiti. When he learned about this big pearl, he bought this rare pearl from the Chinese at a high price. "Ma bu" or horse stance just look happily went to the store to collect money, only to find that the money he earned was not enough to buy a wooden wall of a dream house. He was so angry that he left his money-less than $400-and ran out of the store, screaming angrily that he would go to the capital of Tahiti to complain about the deal.

Just a few days ago, a strong typhoon suddenly blew in the port of Xikuru, and the sailboat that set out from this port to transport this extra-large pearl happened to be attacked by this storm.

Huge waves hit the deck, seawater poured into the cargo hold and cab, and the tilted ship was lifted high by the waves. Desperate, the captain had to follow the advice of buyers who were worried about losing the treasure and sail back to Hikueru Port. The captain decided to cross the wide reef road, thinking that he could safely sail the boat back to the dangerous coral shallow bay, but he miscalculated.

At 3 o'clock in the morning, huge waves came, and the bow and stern were strongly shaken by the big waves. In front of the white flagpole, nothing can be seen because of the flying waves. With a terrible splash, the "A Jia" was caught in the coral reef.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the purchasing staff rushed to the deck. He clung to the railing. Suddenly, another huge wave came and threw the boat out of the rocky outcrop of Hikuelu. The crew fled for their lives by boat. However, the buyer disappeared, probably because the waves swept him off the ship's rail.

One month after Ajeya was killed, one day, while Mabuyi's mother was picking up small edible shells from coral rocks exposed from the water in the bay, she suddenly found a man bitten by fish, dressed in gorgeous clothes, entangled in underwater coral reefs, and quickly stopped Mabuyi. Mabuyi untied the body from the coral. Only to find that the wallet tied to the victim's belt is full of his big pearls!

Mabuyi told the merchants in China that the pearl is now back in his hands. But this time, as long as Tahiti officials didn't come to make a correct evaluation, he would never sell it.

In the end, "Ma bu" or horse stance just look got his wish and realized his dream. Now he is a rich and respected man.

After a few days, he always felt that something was missing at home. So I went back to the village, and a wooden statue installed on the roof was specially customized by the sculptor. It was a huge female shark with the inscription: "Du-Mabuyi's bosom friend."

Several years passed, and a few years later, Mabuyi died. His house was weathered by the wind, the sun and the rain, and finally it was damaged. However, the pearl pickers in Tuamotu Islands still talk about this extraordinary diver with great respect. Mabuyi and his pearls have been woven into fairy tales and passed down to this day.

So, what is the fate of that strange pearl? First Emile Levi, the largest jeweler in Tahiti, bought it, and then it fell into the hands of several European jewelers. Finally, it "settled" in the crown of British King Manya forever!