That evening， Doris’ kitchen sink stopped up. She called the landlord and waited an hour for him to come by and unclog it. After that， she still had to shop for groceries， iron a blouse and prepare a vocabulary test for the next day. She completely forgot about phoning Jeremy’s parents.
The next morning， 19 children came to school， laughing and talking as they placed their eggs in the large wicker basket on Miss Miller’s desk. After they completed their Math lesson， it was time to open the eggs.