Next Doris found a rock with moss on it. She explained that the moss， too， showed life. Billy spoke up from the back of the classroom. “My Daddy helped me！” he beamed.
Then Doris opened the fourth egg. She gasped. The egg was empty！ Surely it must be Jeremy’s， she thought， and， of course， he did not understand her instructions. If only she had not forgotten to phone his parents. Because she did not want to embarrass him， she quietly set the egg aside and reached for another. Suddenly Jeremy spoke up. “Miss Miller， aren’t you going to talk about my egg？” Flustered， Doris replied， “but Jeremy， your egg is empty！” He looked into her eyes and said softly， “Yes， but Jesus’ tomb was empty too！”
Time stopped. When she could speak again， Doris asked him， “Do you know why the tomb was empty？” “Oh yes！” Jeremy exclaimed， “Jesus was killed and put in there. Then his Father raised him up！”
The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran out to the school yard， Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away.
Three months later Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects at the mortuary were surprised to see 19 eggs on top of his casket， all of them empty.
杰里米天生畸形，大脑反应迟钝，慢性绝症吞噬着他年轻的生命。可是他的父母却一直竭尽全力地让他能过正常人的生活，送他到圣·特蕾莎小学上学。
杰里米12岁了，还在读二年级，看起来是没有能力再读下去了。他的举动常常把老师多丽丝·米勒惹恼。他常在座位上极不安分地动来动去，嘴里还流着口水，不时发出“咕噜咕噜”的声响。有时，他也能清晰地讲话，就像一道智慧之光照亮了他混沌的头脑似的。然而，多数时侯，杰里米总是让他的老师恼火万分。
一天，老师打电话给杰里米的父母，要他们来学校面谈一下孩子的事。福里斯特夫妇安静地坐在空****的教室里，多丽丝对他们说：“杰里米真的应该去特殊学校接受教育，在这儿和正常孩子一起学习，对他来说是很不公平的。因为他的智力与同龄的孩子相比要滞后五年。”