You had nothing, you only 8 years old, yet you still were poor and living on the streets getting by with begging for money and scraps. Your family had died in a house fire that burnt down your house, you were left alone on the streets with nothing.

It was a snowy day in the winter when you were standing near the streets begging people for anything that they could give you to help, but everyone would just ignore you and keep walking. Eventually Wonka saw you being ignored by everyone from the other side of the street, leaving you hungry.