故事发生在辽北一个叫二道沟的小山村里的小学。那年春天开学的时候,校长为一个叫郭琳琳的学生发愁:琳琳家很穷,父母都有病,起码的生活都不能保证,更不用说供她读书了。前几年,学校一直免收琳琳的学费,让她安心读书。去年,学校经费紧张,根本没钱垫付。让琳琳辍学吧,校长不忍心:琳琳是一个听话、懂事的孩子,学习成绩很好;免费让琳琳继续读书吧,学校又没有这个能力。无奈之下,学校给一家少年报社写了一封信,介绍了琳琳求学无望、辍学可惜的情况。过了几天,该报将校长的信发表了,并加了编者 The story took place in a small village in northern Liaoning Erdaogou primary school. When the school started in spring that year, the principal worried about a student named Guo Linlin: Lin Lin was poor and both parents were sick. At least the life can not be guaranteed, let alone for her to study. A few years ago, the school has been exempt from Linlin's tuition, let her peace of mind reading. Last year, school funding was tight and there was no money to pay. Let Linlin drop out of school, the principal did not have the heart: Linlin is an obedient, sensible child, good academic performance; free Linlin continue to study it, the school did not have this ability. In desperation, the school wrote a letter to a juvenile newspaper, introduced Linlin school hopeless, dropping out of school a pity. A few days later, the newspaper published the letter of the principal and added editors