Question

the old man said to the boy,"may god bless you

Answer 1

Direct Speech:

The old man said to the boy, "May god bless you."

Indirect Speech:
The old man wished that the god might bless him.

Additional information:
Direct speech is a sentence in which the actual words spoken by the speaker is written within inverted commas.

On the other hand, indirect speech is a sentence in which the words spoken are written without any inverted and commas and after making sufficient changes.

Answer 2

the old man wished that God might bless him.