In pigeon river, there are few educated people and there are no schools there. If someone in the village can read and write and calculate the proportion, then he is excellent; If he knew Latin, he would be regarded as a "wizard". The so-called school only provides winter training for Lincoln and other students. When winter comes, the teacher comes to class; As soon as the spring comes or the teacher has something to do, the school will be closed. Lincoln said that his "total school time is less than one year". But Lincoln ignored his father's contempt and difficult conditions. Using all available time to study, he read all the books he could find in Pigeon River. Once, he borrowed a biography of Washington from his neighbor. Unfortunately, when it rained, the house leaked and the books were damaged. He was afraid that his neighbor would not lend him books any more, so he worked for his neighbor for three days to make up for the loss.