In Green Lake, Texas, the Yelnats family has been cursed to be unlucky, which they blame on their ancestor Elya's failure to keep a promise to fortune teller Madame Zeroni over a century earlier in Latvia.
In Green Lake, Texas, the Yelnats family has been afflicted with a streak of bad luck, which they attribute to their ancestor Elya's breach of an oath to fortune teller Madame Zeroni over a century ago in Latvia.