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प्रश्न
Do as directed:
"Why are you crying?" said the woman to a little boy.
"I want a balloon," he said.
(Change it into Indirect Speech.)
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उत्तर
The woman asked the little boy why he was crying to which he replied that he wanted a balloon.
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