从前，在一个偏僻的小山村里，住着一户人家，家中只有一个女儿，名叫小莲。小莲自幼体弱多病，父母对她呵护备至，生怕她受到一点风吹雨打。村里的人都说，小莲是家中的掌上明珠。可是，天有不测风云，小莲的父母在她年幼的时候相继去世了，小莲只能依靠年迈的奶奶生活。奶奶年事已高，行动不便，生活也十分艰难。小莲为了减轻奶奶的负担，每天天不亮就起床干活，上山砍柴，下田插秧，做饭洗衣，样样都干得勤勤恳恳。有一天，小莲上山砍柴时，突然下起了暴雨，山路泥泞不堪，小莲不小心摔倒了，弄伤了腿。奶奶知道后，心疼不已，赶紧下山去看望小莲，把小莲扶回了家。小莲躺在床上，听着窗外风雨交加的声音，心里五味杂陈，她感到自己的命运多么坎坷，但她并没有被困难吓倒，她依然坚强地活着。她相信，只要自己坚持不懈地努力，总有一天会苦尽甘来。
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