这是发生在一个荒僻山村的真实故事。一个4口之家,父亲因为风湿病已瘫痪在床,目不识丁的母亲便成了家里惟一的支撑。两姐妹是双胞胎,刚刚到了上学的年龄,可是,家里太穷,实在交不起学费,最后决定让其中一个去读书,另一个就留在家里做农活。问题是,谁去呢?昏黄的油灯下,父亲叹着气,一遍遍地征询着姐妹俩。姐姐和妹妹都咬着衣角,不吱声,她们的眼里却分明流露着渴盼。母亲偷偷抹着泪。“那……你们拈阄儿吧。”半晌,父亲说。决定命运的方式就这么简单,父亲把一长一短的两根稻草分别攥在两只握紧的拳头里,伸到姐妹面前,谁拈着长的谁就去读书。 This is a true story that took place in a desolate mountain village. A family of 4, his father because of rheumatism has been paralyzed in bed, illiterate mother became the only support at home. The sisters were twins who had just arrived at school. However, the family was so poor that they could not afford to pay tuition fees. They decided to let one of them go to school and the other left to work at home. The question is, who goes? Dimly oil lamp, my father sighed, consulted over and over again with the sisters. Sister and sister are biting clothes, do not speak, their eyes are clearly revealing the longing. Mother secretly wiping tears. “Then ... you cast lots,” "my father said. The way to decide the fate is as simple as that. My father clutched two long and short straw in two clenched fists and extended them to the sisters.