Dashrath Manjhi grew up in a1 family in Indian village. One day, his wife got hurt and2 because they were far away from the doctor in the town.
Manjhi wanted to make things3 for his village. The village wasn't actually that far from the town, but there was a mountain between them. So villagers had to walk 55 kilometers to go around the mountain. He decided to build a new road 4 the mountain, so people could get to the town faster. He started to5 it in 1960, with only a hammer(锤子) and chisel(凿子).
Many people didn't6 in Manjhi and thought he was crazy for trying to do something so7 . But he kept going and never gave up. In 1982, after 22 long years of hard work, Manjhi finished8 . At only 100 meters long, this short road9 the distance(距离) from the village to the town to just 15 kilometers. It helped people travel between the village and the town much10 and faster.
