Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): at four-and-a-half years old he was left to fend for himself on the streets of northern italy for the next four years , living in various orphanages and roving through towns with groups of other homeless children.
Output (English): from the age of 4 until 8 years of age , he was alone , taking care of himself , living in many orphanages and towns in northern italy.