The Lottery is about a contest where the whole town gathers around and the male head of each family in the town draws a paper slip with one having a black dot. Early on in this story it mentions some kids grabbing stones. After the town draws their paper slips it ends out being the Hutchinson family with the specific paper. Now Bill Hutchinson’s family has to draw for the little black dot. The person with the paper with the black dot turns out to be Tessie Hutchinson. The story ends with Tessie getting stoned as the purpose of the lottery is revealed and the purpose was for a sacrifice