How did the pearl divers try to get better prices for their pearls? What happened? What lesson did
they take from this experience?
On two occasions, the pearl divers sent an agent to the capital with all of their pearls in order to try to
fetch a better price for them. Both times, the agents took their pearls and never returned. The message
they took from this experience was that the loss of the pearls was a punishment for wanting more than
they were offered.