Edgar is a school teacher who is thinking about the recent string of deaths that have occured at the school.  Children attempted to plant orange trees as part of their educational program but all of the trees died. All of the snakes at the school died a couple of weeks prior. This is attributed to the boiler being shut off during a strike. The herb gardens that were at the school died due to over watering. Class animals such as gerbils, white mice, and salamanders died due to being carried in plastic bags. The tropical fish also died. A student found a puppy and brought it to school. The students named the puppy Edgar, after their teacher. Eventually, the puppy died as well. The class attempted to adopt a Korean orphan named Kim but he died before they could adopt him. The string of deaths lead people to believe that the school is cursed, but Edgar dispels this notion. There have been a much higher rate of parental deaths as well as grandparental deaths throughout the school year. Two students died in an event labeled “the tragedy” after playing in a nearby construction site. The students ask Edgar where the various living beings who have died have gone, but Edgar answers that he does not know nor does anyone else. The students then ask Edgar if death gives meaning to life; Edgar replies that life gives meaning to life. The students then ask Edgar to demonstrate lovemaking to them with his teaching assistant Helen, who he does like. Edgar declines, but he and Helen kiss and embrace instead. There is then a knock on the door and a new gerbil walks in to the children’s excitement.