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