Yes, well, I SAID it wasn't significantly altered, and though you make quite an assumption when you take this boy is the same character you one met before...

Whether or not he's younger than you remember him depends on which version of the tale you last saw. I've actually tried writing it from different spots in the story, and I'm not sure which point works best. From what I recall, though (especially if you remember a farm scene), this boy is roughly the same age as when you last saw him.