Elya Yelnats was in love with Myra Menke, but so was Igor , a 57 - year old man. Because Myra wasn't very intelligent , she couldn't decide between them.
so do I!
I love you Myra!
So Myra's father explained that whoever gave him the largest pig on Myra's 16th birthday would have her hand in marriage.
Elya goes to Madam Zeroni for help , who tells him to take a small piglet up a mountain to drink from a magical stream that will make the pig fatter .
Every day , Elya carried the pig up the mountain to the magical stream and just as Zeroni had said as the pig grew, the stronger Elya got.
Because he didn't take the pig up the mountain on the last day , the pigs weighed exactly the same which meant that Myra had to decide - but obviously couldn't!
Two months later ...
On the last day, instead of climbing the mountain, Elya decided to have a bath rather than smell like a pig. This meant that he was now under a curse because he had disobeyed Zeroni .
Disappointed that Myra couldn't decide between Igor and himself, Elya decides to immigrate to America, forgetting all about the curse .