Helen Keller was a very bright and beautiful girl. At the age of six months, she could already say a few words. But before she was two years old, a serious illness(疾病) visited her. She could not see or hear, and soon she could not talk. When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. She learned to read books for the blind people. She also learned to swim and ride a horse. After she grew up, she became a famous writer in America. Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life. Her story has brought hope to many blind and deaf people. It encouraged(鼓励) them to live and work.
