I have continued to read the book Holes. What is going on in my book is Stanley is trying to get used to being at this camp. Every morning he gets up bright and early and all the convicts drive to a desert area where there is only sand. They get canteens of water, but they only get filled up twice a day. All the boys sit out in the scortching hot desert and dig wholes. They are not sure why they do this. However, they are told if anyone finds anything that has some value to it you will immediately get picked up and get the day off. This gives the boys some inspiration and something to work for. Stanely is getting so exhausted. He has not adapted to his new form of life.
At the camp the boys have a relationship like family would. They all form a bond. Basically, they join together. They all do not want to be there, but do try to make the best of it. There is one guy that confronted Stanley and told him that if he finds anything to give it to him, it would only be far. So one day Stanley was so tired and felt like giving up. His whole was only waist deep. He thought he had something, but he figured he was just so tired he was seeing things. He kept digging and then found a gold tube, about as long and as wide as teh second finger on his right hand. He could see on the outline of a heart, with the letters K B etched inside it.