The only thing she wants is the medical treatment that is necessary for Coyotito's bite from the scorpion. ... For example, during the threat of a scorpion biting her only son Coyotito, she doesn't flinch but instead murmurs old magic to protect her son from evil while mumbling Hail Marys (5). This shows that because of her strong faith, she believes that a scorpion bite is not fatal to Coyotito. ... "His hands were in front of him, palms down, and his eyes [were] on the scorpion...Kino beat and [stamped] the enemy until it [was] only a fragment and a moist place in the dirt" (5,...

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