The lottery was conducted—as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program—by Mr. Summers.Narrator
Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example...Narrator
There's always been a lottery,Old man Warner
Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.Narrator
Some people remembered, however, the tradition that a chosen one must walk to the lottery, not be dragged...Narrator
It isn't fair, it isn't right.Mrs. Hutchinson
'Seems like there's no time at all between lotteries any more,' Mrs. Delacroix said to Mrs. Graves...Mrs. Delacroix
'75th year I been in the lottery,' Old Man Warner said ... 'Seventy-seventh time.'Old man Warner
She held her breath while her husband went forward.Narrator
The children had stones already, and someone gave little Davy Hutchinson few pebbles.Narrator