Helen Keller Chapter 3 
In May 1888 Helen was ready for a new

challenge. Shortly before her eighth 
birthday she went to Boston with Annie.
They went to Annie's old school, the
Perkins Institution. There Helen learned to
read Braile. In addition,
braile is a form of writing. It was
invented in France by a blind  man named
Louis Braile. Patterns of raised dots stand
for each letter of the alphabet. Using the
Braile system blind people can feel the
letters with  their fingertips. With this
wonderful alphabet, Helen learned to read!
Helen already loved words. Now she 
loved the stories that words could tell. She
read many many books. And then using a
special Braile typewriter she wrote some
stories of her own. 
There was so much that Helen could
learn at the Perkins Institution. Soon she
and Annie began to spend winters in
Boston and summers at home in Alabama. 
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