There are several stories being told in parallel in the book and one of them is the story of Stanley's great-great-grandfather Elya Yelnats. He is the one who is blamed for the generations-long curse that has affected the family and prevented them from ever being successful.
The story is that he went to a woman in Latvia named Madame Zeroni for advice. She also gave him a pig which helped him on his way to success but her price for her help was that Elya carry her to the top of a nearby mountain. Elya took her advice and after finding success, he quickly forgot about his promise and never did carry Madame Zeroni to the top of the mountain. So she laid a curse on the family that constantly caused them to have bad luck.
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