So i pass this story of the pearl on to you you are working on a little pearl for the blessed mother the pearls name is garabandal and you are living and spreading the message the blessed mother has picked you to carry it and your finished pearl will be a unique gift to the blessed mother one that no one else has. The story of akoya pearl cultivation is a fascinating one the result of the hard work and creativity of several important individuals but the story of akoya pearls is especially associated with the life of one man kokichi mikimoto in the late 1800s kokichi mikimoto a son of humble beginnings began to experiment with pearl cultivation. The pearl is a novella by the american author john steinbeckthe story first published in 1947 follows a pearl diver kino and explores mans nature as well as greed defiance of societal norms and evilsteinbecks inspiration was a mexican folk tale from la paz baja california sur mexico which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl rich region in 1940. A pearl is formed when an irritant such as a parasite or piece of shell becomes accidentally lodged in an oysters soft inner body causing it to secrete a crystalline substance called nacre which builds up around the irritant in layers until a pearl is formed cultured pearls are formed through the same process the only difference being