louis braille was born near paris, France,in 1809.when he was a little boy,louis loved to play with his father's tools. one day,when he was four,he was playing with his father's tools when a sharp tool went into his left eye. an infection started in his left eye and went to the other eye.He was unlucky. A few weeks later,Louis was blind.
when Louis was ten, his parents took him to a school for blid childern in Paris. Louis lived at the school. He was a good student and looked forward to the day