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Young farmer pines for normal family life

Updated: 2006-08-01 08:50

An orphan who has lived on tomatoes for eight years in a village nearby Chengdu, Sichuan Province, hopes a kind family can adopt him.

The 15-year-old boy's parents were killed several years ago in a fire. Since then, he has lived on the tomatoes he planted himself.

Although he can support himself with the fruit he grows, he hopes he can be taken into a normal family.

Tianfu Morning Post