Life with Helen Keller

Annie Sullivan became a very successful graduate, but she needed money
Being the valedictorian of her class, her director asked her to move to Alabama to teach a deaf-blind girl called Helen Keller, after receiving a note from the young girls father
Annie was thrilled, because the job payed her 25 dollars a month which was just right for her
She prepared, and studied very hard for a few months
When Annie was ready, she headed for Alabama
When Annie arrived, she learned that Helen was very undisciplined
With permission from the Keller parents, Sullivan moved her and Helen to a cottage on the Keller farm
At the cottage, Annie Sullivan first began teaching discipline
Helen Keller began realizing that she had to obey
One day, when Annie and Helen were at the water pump, Annie had Helen put a mug under the rushing water, and then spelled w-a-t-e-r into her other hand
This was the moment when Annie Sullivan thought of a great idea
Everything the two girls did, or held, Annie finger spelled the word into Helen's hand
Helen Keller started to understand that everything had a name
To speak, Helen Keller would put her hand over Annie's mouth, throat and lips and feel the movements her mouth should make