A saying about this event notes that "corn be heavy soon" after it takes place, showing the ancient, thoughtless manner of the barbaric ritual.
Clyde Dunbar is unable to attend this event because of a broken leg. In larger towns this event occurs on June 2 but in this story it takes place on June 27th. The first characters mentioned are Bobby Martin, Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix who prepare a large pile and protect it against raids. Mr. and Mrs. Adams mention how neighboring towns have ended it, leading Old Man Warner to exclaim "next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves".  A saying about this event notes that "corn be heavy soon" after it takes place, showing the ancient, thoughtless manner of the barbaric ritual. In the end, Tessie Hutchinson is chosen, and, realizing her impending doom, repeatedly screams "it isn't fair" after her fate is decided by the contents of a black wooden box. FTP, the annual stoning in a small town appears in what short story by Shirley Jackson? 
Clyde Dunbar is unable to attend this event because of a broken leg.
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