The boy, or Manolin Timeline and Summary

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• The boy loves the old man and wants to help him out.
• He sits on the terrace with the old man.
• They reminisce.
• He offers to buy sardines for the old man.
• He and the old man pretend to have dinner and talk about baseball.
• Manolin goes out to buy sardines.
• The boy comes back and waits for the old man to wake up so they can eat.
• They eat.
• The boy leaves.
• He is woken by the boy.
• The boy helps the old man carry his gear, and then wishes him luck.
• The fish circles and gets harpooned by the old man.
• Manolin sees the old man when he has come back and cries.
• He brings the old man coffee and they talk about the last few days.
• He cries again.