Helen Keller was born normal and healthy. But when she was one year old, she had a serious illness with a very high fever. After that, Helen was never able to see or hear again. As a child Helen was angry and lonely. But a happy thing happened when she was six years old. Her parents got a teacher for her. They brought a young woman Anne Sullivan to stay at their house and help Helen. After much hard work, Helen began to learn sign language. Anne taught Helen many important things, such as how to behave like other children. Because Helen was so smart, she learned things very quickly. She learned how to read Braille(盲文). When she was eight 更多:http://www.51240.com/ , she became famous. People were amazed at what she could do. When she was 20 years old, she went to college. Helen did so well in college that a magazine paid her to write the story of her life. After college, she decided to earn a living by writing and giving speeches. She traveled all around the world. She worked to get special schools and libraries for the blind and deaf. She wrote many books, including one about her teacher, Anne Sullivan.