傑里米的空蛋殼 jerey ety egg (第2/7頁)
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Thatevening，Doriskitchensinkstoedu。Shecalledthelandlordandwaitedanhourforhimtocomebyandunclogit。Afterthat，shestillhadtoshoforgroceries，ironablouseandreareavocabularytestforthenextday。ShecomletelyforgotabouthoningJeremysarents。
Thenextmorning，19childrencametoschool，laughingandtalkingastheylacedtheireggsinthelargewickerbasketonMissMillersdesk。AftertheycomletedtheirMathlesson，itwastimetooentheeggs。
Inthefirstegg，Dorisfoundaflower。“Ohyes，afloweriscertainlyasignofnewlife，”shesaid。“Whenlantseekthroughthegroundweknowthatsringishere。”Asmallgirlinthefirstrowwavedherarms。“Thatsmyegg，MissMiller!”shecalledout。Thenexteggcontainedalasticbutterfly，whichlookedveryreal。Dorishelditu。“Weallknowthatacaterillarchangesandgrowsintoabeautifulbutterfly。Yes，thatisnewlife，too。”LittleJudysmiledroudlyandsaid，“MissMiller，thatoneismine。”
NextDorisfoundarockwithmossonit。Sheexlainedthatthemoss，too，showedlife。Billysokeufromthebackoftheclassroom。“MyDaddyheledme!”hebeamed。
ThenDorisoenedthefourthegg。Shegased。Theeggwasemty!SurelyitmustbeJeremys，shethought，and，ofcourse，hedidnotunderstandherinstructions。Ifonlyshehadnotforgottentohonehisarents。Becauseshedidnotwanttoembarrasshim，shequietlysettheeggasideandreachedforanother。SuddenlyJeremysokeu。“MissMiller，arentyougoingtotalkaboutmyegg?”Flustered，Dorisrelied，“butJeremy，youreggisemty!”Helookedintohereyesandsaidsoftly，“Yes，butJesustombwasemtytoo!”
Timestoed。Whenshecouldseakagain，Dorisaskedhim，“Doyouknowwhythetombwasemty?”“Ohyes!”Jeremyexclaimed，“Jesuswaskilledandutinthere。ThenhisFatherraisedhimu!”
Therecessbellrang。Whilethechildrenexcitedlyranouttotheschoolyard，Doriscried。Thecoldinsidehermeltedcomletelyaway。
ThreemonthslaterJeremydied。Thosewhoaidtheirresectsatthemortuaryweresurrisedtosee19eggsontoofhiscasket，allofthememty。
傑里米天生畸形，大腦反應遲鈍，慢性絕症吞噬着他年輕的生命。可是他的父母一直在竭盡全力地讓他過正常人的生活，並送他到聖·特蕾莎小學上學。
