Poor girl is filial and good at studying

(Baongean) -Le Thi Lam (grade 7A, Thanh Thinh Secondary School, Thanh Chuong - Nghe An) was born into a family of 3 sisters. From a young age, Lam had to witness the difficult, unhappy life of her family. However,Lam has an impressive academic record: 6 consecutive years of being an excellent student; being an excellent student at the district level in all three subjects: Literature, English and online English competition...

My father abandoned me and my mother for another woman when I was young. The four of us had to go to my mother’s hometown to depend on her. My mother’s family was poor, so they couldn’t support us in any way. The four of us lived in a thatched hut plastered with mud. There was nothing valuable in the house except a wooden chest that the three of us used as a study table.

Lam and her four children in front of a temporary hut in Thanh Thinh commune, Thanh Chuong

Having no land to produce, the life of the mother and four children depends on the daily wages of their sick mother. "On "seasonal" days, there is a lot of work, there are people hiring, there is "money coming in, money going out", on rainy days, we have to stay at home and go hungry... Hard work, hardship, lack of everything, but seeing my children being good and studying well, I have to try to work twice, three times harder," Lam's mother said. One time, due to overwork, Lam's mother was seriously ill, had to stay in one place, had no money to buy rice, buy medicine for her mother, Lam secretly sold her long hair for 150,000 VND without her mother knowing. After each school day, the three Lam sisters divided up to cut grass for hire, herd buffalo for hire for people in the neighborhood to get money to buy books, clothes, and reduce the financial burden on their mother. Loving their mother, always conscious of having to study to escape poverty, all three Lam sisters always tried to study well.

Lam has an impressive academic record: 6 consecutive years of being an excellent student; third prize in the district-level clean and beautiful notebook contest; excellent student at the district level in all three subjects: Literature, English and online English contest; and Lam's older sister is an excellent student at the district level in History.

Sharing Lam's situation, Thanh Thinh Secondary School's Union as well as the 7A class have provided many forms of material and spiritual support to give Lam more motivation to excel in her studies. The school has exempted all contributions for Lam and her sisters; the school's Union has organized fundraising campaigns such as "Day for my friends"; "Tet for poor friends" to give white shirts, books and school supplies...

Lam shared: "My siblings' childhood was difficult and deprived. In order for the three of us to go to school, our mother had to sacrifice her meager strength, working hard as a hired hand every day. Studying well so that we can have a stable job in the future, taking care of our mother, and repaying her kindness is the goal of our three sisters..."

Duy Nam