Holes Timeline

By kaileyarrant

  • Elya falls in love with Myra Menke

    From him falling in love it startes the competition which will lead him to be cursed.
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  • Someone else asked for Myra's hand

    When Elya proposes to Myra Igor Barkov also asked, thus stating the competion between Elya and Igor. Igor offered a pig and Myras dad liked pigs.

  • Diffrent from the other boys

    Elya was alway diffrent from the other boys, jhe liked beging inside while other liked beging outside. He would go to a lady who lived in the woods named Madame Zeroni.

  • She gave him the pig

    Elya begged Madame Zeroni to give him pig from her litter. After much resenment she obliged and gave him the runt. SHe told him to take it up the side of a mountian everydat and let it drink from the stream. He must sing it a song as well. It was also very important that he carried the pig upside the mountain on Myras 15th birthday before he went to her home.

  • Madame Zeroni sets a curse on Elya

    Madame Zeroni gives Elya the pig on one condition, he would carry her up the side of the moutain. She wnated to become stronger before she died and if Elya did not od this he and all of his desendents would be cursed.

  • Didnt take the pig on the last day

    Elya carried the pig up the moutain every day but on Myras 15th birthday he did not, he wanted to smell good for Myra.

  • Turned down the offer

    When Myras dad weighed the two pig they where the same weight. so Myras dad let her pick, but she was as empty as a flower vase so she couldnt pick. She then made the two boys pick a number between one and ten and who ever was the closest would marry her. Elya was fed uo and refused to answer her qeustion and went home.

  • Elya goes to America

    While Elya is on his way home he passes a boat thta is sailing to America. He sees this as a great oppertunity an decides to leave, not doing whta he had promised to Madame Zeroni. He did not believe in the curse.

  • Elya gets married

    Elya gets married to Sarah and learns englidh and such. But during his time in America he relizes that bad luck follws him where ever he goes.

  • Elya wants Sarah to leave

    After the house they stayed in got struck by lightning many times he tells her to leave so she would not face more harm. She refused and told him she wouldnt mind.