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Elya is Born
Elya Yelnats was born in Latvia. -
Elya Fell in Love
Elya fell in love with Myra Menke. -
Igor loves Myra too
Igor Barkove offered Myra's father a pig for Myra's hand in marrage. -
Elya Visits Zeronie
Elya visits Madam Zeronie for help to get Myra to marry her -
Elya Gets Help
Madam Zeronie give Elya a pig to carry up a mountain to let drink from a stream, so Elya and the pig will become bigger and stronger. But Madam Zeronie says that Elya should carry Madam Zeronie up the mountain, or else he and all of his decendants will be cursed. -
Elya Chose not to marry
Elya's and Igor's pigs weighed the same so Elya chose not to marry Myra, after she couldn't decide who to marry. -
Elya Sailed to America
Elya chose to sail to America. -
Elya Forgets Zeronie
Elya remembers on his way to America, that he forgot to carry Madam Zeronie up the mountain. -
Elya Falls in Love
Elya fell in love with a woman named Sarah Miller. -
Elya's Son
Elya and Sarah have a son, they named him Stanley because they liked how that name was the same forwards and backwards.