A very long time ago, there lived a king and his three daughters. One day, the king wanted to find out which of his daughters loved him the most. So, he called his daughters and asked, "How much do each of you love me, my dears?" The eldest daughter replied, "I love you as much as I love gold!" The King was happy. The second one replied, "I love you as much as I love diamonds!" On hearing this King was even happier. But the youngest daughter said, "I love you as much as I love salt, dear father!" "How dare you! Your sisters love me as much as diamonds and gold, and you love me as little as salt," said the king angrily. "Leave this kingdom right now and never come back!"1. in what tense is the story written
a. simple present tense
b. simple past tense
c. future tense
d. present perceft tense

2. which sentence is called direct speech
a. A very long time ago, there lived a king and bis three daughters
b. on hearing this king was even happier
c. the second one replied "I love you as much as I love diamonds"
d. so, he called his daughters and asked​