change into indirect speech
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(a) The bird asked the Happy Prince who he was. The latter replied he was the Happy Prince. The bird further asked him why he was crying as he was wet with his tears.
(b) Feeling sorry for the sad Happy Prince, the little Swallow said that it was very cold there, but he would stay with him for one night and assured him he would take the jewel the next day.
(c) The Happy Prince requested the Swallow to stay with him for one more night. The Swallow replied that his friends were waiting for him.
(d) Two boys lying under a bridge, huddling to each other to keep warm whined that they were hungry. A guard seeing them shouted that they could not lie there.
(e) The little Swallow bade goodbye to the Happy Prince. Replying to the bird the Prince said that he was happy that he was going to Egypt. The Prince thanked him for staying with him so long. The little Swallow replied that he was not going to Egypt, rather he was going to the House of God.