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Who is Stanley's no good rotten pig stealing grandfather?
Elya Yelnats.
In holes what did Madame Zeroni give Elya Yelnat to carry up the mountain each day?
In "Holes," Madame Zeroni gives Elya Yelnats a small pig to carry up the mountain each day. She instructs him to take the pig to drink from a specific stream, where he must also sing a special song to help it grow strong. This task is part of her guidance to ensure Elya's success in winning the heart of a girl named Myra. However, Elya's failure to fulfill his promise to Madame Zeroni ultimately leads to a curse on his family for generations.
Holes what instructions does she give him about the pig?
In the book Holes by Louis Sachar Madame Zeroni tells Elya to take the pig to the stream that runs uphill, on a mountain, everyday and to let it drink from that stream. He is to, as it drinks, sing a song to it. She also tells Elya to take the pig up on the day of Myra's birthday and says that that pig will be bigger than all of Igor's pigs. She asks in return that he, when strong enough, carries her up the mountain too, lets her drink from the stream, and also sings her the song.
Madame meroni would help elya in exchange for what?
she would help her if she sucsesfully cleand a pig
What happened to Stanley's no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather that got him cursed?
In the novelization "Holes", Elya Yelnats, the Latvian great great grandfather of Stanley Yelnats IV, fell in love with Myra Menke at the age of fifteen. He asks her father for her hand in marriage since he wanted his daughter to be married once she herself had become fifteen. Her father wanted a fat pig in exchange. Stanley goes to Madame Zeroni for advice, which she gladly gives. She instructs him to take one of her pigs, the smallest of the herd, and carry it to the top of a mountain everyday. On top of this mountain there is a stream. The pig must drink from this stream and as it does so, Elya must sing the following song: "If only, if only," the woodpecker sighed, "The bark on the trees was as soft as the skies. The wolf waits below, hungry and lonely And cries to the moon "If only, if only." Each day as he does this, both he and the pig will grow in size, the pig growing fatter and Elya stronger. However, once he is finished with the pig, young Elya Yelnats must then carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain and sing to her as she drinks from the stream. The last day that he had to carry the pig up the mountain just so happened to be Myra Menke's fifteenth birthday. Elya being as excited as he was forgot to carry the pig for the last time, so when he brought it to Myra's father it weighed the exact same amount as the pig Igor, another suitor, had brought to her father. The father, being unable to decide, left the decision to his daughter. This excited Elya once more. He was sure that she would choose him over the middle-aged obese man that was Igor. The girl said "I'll marry whoever guesses the closest number to mine between one and ten." Igor said ten... Elya said nothing. He knew Myra did not love him. Enraged and brokenhearted, Elya Yelnats left the country for America, forgetting all about carrying Madame Zeroni up the mountain, thus leaving him and all of his descendants cursed for all of eternity.
Why was elya yelnats called a no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather?
Elya Yelnats was called a "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather" in the novel "Holes" by Louis Sachar due to a family curse that stemmed from his actions in the past. Elya failed to fulfill a promise to Madame Zeroni, which led to misfortune for his descendants. This description reflects the family’s long-standing reputation and the consequences of Elya's choices, as the curse affected multiple generations. The phrase humorously emphasizes the absurdity and depth of the family's plight.
What is the birth name of Elya Baskin?
Elya Baskin's birth name is Elya Zalmanovich Baskin.
Why did Madame Zeroni give Elya a piglet?
Madame Zeroni gave Elya a piglet as part of a deal to help him win the heart of a woman named Myra. She believed that raising the piglet would increase Elya's chances of impressing Myra's father, as a larger pig would bring more value. Additionally, Madame Zeroni wanted to ensure that Elya would fulfill his promise to carry her up the mountain to drink from the stream, as she had a personal stake in the outcome. Ultimately, this act set off a chain of events that led to Elya's misfortunes.
In the book Holes by Louis Sachar what did madame zeroni want elya yelnats to carry up the mountain every day?
a pig that was the runt of the litter.
Who sang to a pig at camp green lake?
No one sang to a pig at camp green lake. However Stanley's great great grandfather Elya Yelnats, carryied the pig Madem Zeroni gave him up the mouintain and sang the song while the pig drank the water from the stream on the mountain.
What are some things about Elya Yelnats?
Elya Yelnats is Stanley Yelnats great-great-grandfather. He was born in Latvia He fell in love with Myra Menke at the age of 15 and she was 14. Myra's father told Myra that when she turns 15 she has to get married to either Elya or some other older guy (SORRY CANT REMEMBER HIS NAME) Elya made friends with Madame zeroni, And she helped him.
What song does babe the pig sing?
The one and only"Are You Lonesome Tonight"(That'll do,pig.)
