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A FARMER GAVE 25 EUROS TO A HUNGRY CHILD... 25 YEARS LATER, A MILLIONAIRE KNOCKED ON HIS... Jean adjusted his straw hat, wiping the sweat from his forehead burned by the relentless Saint-Laurent sun. The heat of this late afternoon was overwhelming, and his harvest seemed, as every year, desperately insufficient. Jean, despite his tireless efforts, saw the earth drying out beneath his feet. The plants, usually robust, seemed tired this season, just like him. The hard looks of those around him brought him no comfort, but he knew he had to continue. He bent down to pick up a last bucket of potatoes when he saw a figure in the distance, frail and swaying. A boy, thin and covered in dust, was clinging to the branches of an old, almost dead apple tree, clearly trying to retrieve some forgotten fruit. The tree, its apples shrivelled by drought, seemed barely capable of providing any nourishment. Jean approached cautiously, his worn boots kicking up clouds of dust with every step. The boy, unaware, continued his desperate search. Jean made his presence known with a discreet clearing of his throat. The boy jumped, dropping an apple he had been holding tightly in his trembling hand. It rolled on the arid ground before coming to rest at his feet.