After one of my builders polished off the pearl and started carrying it away from the waterfall, I had a hut finish building. When my little villager went to celebrate he dropped the pearl and I haven't seen it since........please tell me it will pop up again or what I can do....I have waited all night and it's not back yet

alright, I guess the villagers were just waiting for me to finally break down and post that because when I went back into the game I found it in the research area.......Do you ever get the feeling your villagers are watching you back??

Of course they do!

Thats great that U got it back... congrats on finishing the hut & retreiving the pearl