


Joe Summers who runs the town's other events such as the square dances, the teen club, and the Halloween program. The annual “lottery” was conducted by Mr. It is an annual tradition that have been around longer than the town's Old Man Warner, who is 77 years old, have been alive being passed down by the very first settlers of the village. On this day, one lucky villager gets to be the center of attention as stones are hurled at them by their family, friends, and neighbors with every intention of killing them. The beauty of this day was shatter to commit such an atrocity as the villagers were gathering around the town square to prepare for the annual “lottery”.

The day was June 27th around 10 o'clock on a clear and sunny summer day. The setting for the story is a small village of about three hundred people.
