Question

Direct and indirect speech :- The hermit said to the king "when you were digging the beds,I Was the important man

Answer 1

Answer:

The hermit asked when he had dug the beds,was he the important man

Answer 2

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The king helped the hermit by digging the earth. The king after getting no answer from the hermit king decided to go away but he overstayed in hermit's house and the bearded man would have killed the king if he went away. For this digging of beds for the hermit saved the king's life.