The "little boy " was Tim Cratchit Bobs youngest child who was quite ill
Bob Cratchit.
The character you are referring to is Tiny Tim, who is a young boy in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Tiny Tim has a physical disability and uses a crutch to walk. He is a symbol of vulnerability and the importance of compassion and generosity towards those in need.
The little disabled boy's name in "A Christmas Carol" is Tiny Tim. He is the youngest son of Bob Cratchit, the clerk who works for Ebenezer Scrooge.
Tiny Tim Cratchit
Tiny Tim Cratchit
He was Timothy Cratchit (Tiny Tim)
To buy the biggest turkey from the Poulterer
There are 8 people in the Cratchit family (from A Christmas Carol). There is Bob Cratchit, his wife, and their six children: Martha, Belinda, Peter, two younger, unnamed Cratchits (a girl and boy), and Tiny Tim.
Scrooge tells the boy he will pay him a half a crown for bringing the prized turkey to Bob Cratchit's house in "A Christmas Carol."
He says this in reference to a solitary boy left at Christmas time in School - The "poor boy" was in fact Scrooge
It was Tiny Tim Cratchit.
Not all the Cratchit family are given names in the original book however those mentioned are;ROBERT (BOB) CRATCHIMRS CRATCHITBELINDA CRATCHIT: the Cratchit's second daughterLITTLE BOY CRATCHIT: another Cratchit sonLITTLE GIRL CRATCHIT: another Cratchit daughterMARTHA CRATCHIT: the eldest daughter of the Cratchit'sand of course TIMOTHY (TINY TIM ) CRATCHIT