Describe Helens relationship with her sister mildred
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Helen's sister, Mildred Keller accompanied her on nature walks and to gather berries. Mildred was with Sullivan and Keller on the day they spend across the trestle just before the train.
Although Mildred, Helen Keller's younger sister, could not understand Helen's finger language, they were close when they were little. Even at a young age, Helen wanted to communicate with Mildred and wrote her a letter in Braille (which Mildred then tried to eat, much to Helen's consternation). Mildred served as Helen's eyes and even once saved her from an oncoming train. They spent a lot of time together, and Helen wrote Mr. Anagnos letters about playing with Mildred, stating, "I love to play with little sister." She described her sister in a letter to Miss Moore as blue-eyed, golden-haired, and sweet-natured. When she studied in Boston, Helen intended to teach Mildred the languages she had learned when she returned home. She was also thrilled to learn how to speak, in part so she could speak with Mildred. Later, Mildred came to Cambridge to study with Helen at Mr. Gilman's school. As time went on, Helen learned new ways to communicate, and she was motivated in part to do so to better communicate with her beloved sister.