ann ual ▁physical , ▁where ▁Rock y ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁feeling ▁well , ▁despite ▁continu ing ▁head aches , ▁which ▁his ▁mother ▁can ▁sing ▁away ▁without ▁medicine . ▁A ▁young ▁doctor ▁tells ▁R ust y ▁that ▁Rock y ▁will ▁probably ▁not ▁live ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁six ▁months . ▁R ust y ▁sc offs ▁at ▁this ▁claim , ▁as ▁do ctors ▁previously ▁made ▁failed ▁predictions ▁that ▁Rock y ▁would ▁be ▁blind ▁and ▁suffer ▁other ▁mal ad ies . ▁ ▁Rock y ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁th rive ▁at ▁school . ▁He ▁wins ▁friends ▁by ▁assist ing ▁a ▁fellow ▁student ▁with ▁remember ing ▁his ▁lo cker ▁combination . ▁Using ▁humor ▁when ▁faced ▁with ▁an ▁awk ward ▁silence ▁during ▁roll ▁call , ▁Rock y ▁just ▁repe ats ▁the ▁prior ▁new ▁student ' s ▁line , ▁" W ow , ▁thanks ▁a ▁lot ." ▁The ▁class ▁turns ▁to ▁smile ▁and ▁laugh ▁with ▁Rock y . ▁He ▁ent ert ains ▁his ▁history ▁class ▁by ▁giving ▁a ▁rend ition ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁Tro jan ▁Hor se ▁and ▁it ▁being ▁the ▁turning ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁Tro jan ▁War . ▁Grad ually ▁over coming ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁t utor ing ▁his ▁class m ates ▁for ▁$ 3 ▁per ▁hour , ▁Rock y ▁is ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁principal ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel or ' s ▁a ide ▁at ▁Camp ▁Blo om field , ▁a ▁summer ▁camp ▁for ▁blind ▁children . ▁Un s ure , ▁he ▁decl ines ▁the ▁inv itation , ▁but ▁says ▁he ' ll