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1、PlotAtthebeginningofthestory,StanleyYelnats,a13-year-oldboywhoissupposedlyaffectedbyafamily"curse",hasbeenwronglyaccusedofstealingtheshoesofthebaseballplayerClydeLivingstonfromacharityauction.Aspunishmentforthiscrime,heissenttoCampGreenLake,ajuveniledetentionandcorrectionalfacilitywhereconvictsof
2、similarageareforcedtodigholesto"buildtheircharacter."WardenWalker,realgranddaughterofTroutWalker,isactuallylookingforaburiedtreasurethatoutlawKatherine"Kissin'Kate"BarlowstolefromStanley'sgreat-grandfather.Yearsago,Stanley'sfamilygotcursedbyMadameZeroni,afortune-tellerandancestor,duetoapromisenot
3、fulfilledbyElyaYelnats,Stanley'sgreat-great-grandfather,morepopularlyknowninthenovelasa"no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealinggreat-great-grandfather."Laterinthestory,theWarden’sdecisionthattheboysdigmoreextensivelyfortreasureleadstoseveraldramaticevents,latercausinginmateHector"Zero"Zeroni,adescendan
4、tofMadameZeroniandoneofStanley’sbetterfriends,tofleeintothedesert.Stanley,insearchofZero,findshiminatunneldugunderneathanabandonedrowboatbearingthename"MaryLou",thedonkeyof"Samtheonionman"overacenturybefore.Zerohadbeenlivingonjarsofveryoldspicedpeachesthathehadfoundintheboat,whichhecalled"Sploosh
5、".UponseeingamountainresemblingahumanfistgivingtheThumbssignal/thumbsupsign,StanleyrecallsthestoryofhisancestorStanleyYelnatsI,whofinds"refugeonGod’sthumb",whichZeroandStanleyclimbinsearchofwater.Atoptheriver,Stanleydiscoversafieldofonions,whichtheboyseat,andapoolofgroundwater,whichtheydrink,andd
6、uringtheircontentmentStanleysingstoZerothattheyshouldreturntoCampGreenLaketofindtheburiedtreasure.Uponreturning,ZerostealssomewaterandfoodfromthekitchenswhileStanleylooksfortheburiedtreasure.Atthistheysucceed,butareapprehendedbytheWardenandthecampstaff,andbecomesurroundedbyagroupoflethalyellow-sp
7、ottedlizards.Becausetheboyshaveconsumedonions,thelizardsdonotbitethem.Unabletoleavetheholetheyoccupy,theyremaininplaceuntilthenextmorning,duringwhichanattorneyarrivesrequestingStanley’srelease.Whenthewardendemandsthesu