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Jim was l4 years old．He thought he was a young man，but his parents thought he was still a boy．They said，“When you begin to think about helping others，then you will be a young man．”
One morning，Jim’s parents gave him some money to buy milk in the shop．He saw an old man there．The man looked very sick．Jim went to him and asked，“Are you all right？”
The old man answered，“Yes，but I need something to eat．”
“Then let’s go to the restaurant，”said Jim．
When the waiter asked，the old man said，“Just a glass of water．”
“Do you want anything to eat？”asked the waiter．
The old man didn’t answer，and Jim asked him，“Have you had your breakfast？”
“No，I haven’t had any food and I haven’t any money because I lost it，”answered the old man．
The boy said to the waiter，“My friend wants to have bread and coffee．”
“I’m giving you too much trouble，”said the old man．
The old man ate quickly what the waiter had brought him．“I’m fine now，”he said，“I’ll never forget your kindness！You are a good young man．”
The waiter came，and to their surprise，the waiter said that the food was a present and it was cheap because was the birthday of his boss，and they were the first customers of the day．
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