loaf　of　bread；　a　bottle　of　water；　and　this　time。。。his　schoolbooks。　Grim　faced　and　determined；　he　headed　for　the　woods。

師恩如甘露（3）

The　following　Monday　he　arrived　at　school　on　time；　and　he　waited　for　Miss　White　to　enter　the　classroom。　She　walked　in；　all　sparkle　and　smiles！God；　she　was　beautiful！He　yearned　for　her　smile　to　turn　on　him。　It　did　not。

Miss　White；　immediately；　gave　a　quiz　on　the　weekend　homework。　Steve　hurried　through　the　test；　and　was　the　first　to　hand　in　his　paper。　With　a　look　of　surprise；　Miss　White　took　his　paper。　Obviously　puzzled；　she　began　to　look　it　over。　Steve　walked　back　to　his　desk；　his　heart　pounding　within　his　chest。　As　he　sat　down；　he　couldn’t　resist　another　look　at　the　lovely　woman。

Miss　White’s　face　was　in　total　shock！She　glanced　up　at　Steve；　then　down；　then　up。　Suddenly；　her　face　broke　into　a　radiant5　smile。　The　smartest　boy　in　the　seventh　grade　had　just　passed　his　first　test！

From　that　moment　nothing　was　the　same　for　Steve。　Life　at　home　remained　the　same；　but　life　still　changed。　He　discovered　that　not　only　could　he　learn；　but　he　was　good　at　it！He　discovered　that　he　could　understand　and　retain　knowledge；　and　that　he　could　translate　the　things　he　learned　into　his　own　life。　Steve　began　to　excel！And　he　continued　this　course　throughout　his　school　life。

After　high　school　Steve　enlisted　in　the　Navy；　and　he　had　a　successful　military　career。　During　that　time；　he　met　the　love　of　his　life；　he　raised　a　family；　and　he