Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Hari said to the boy, "What's the matter? Why are you crying? Be cheerful."

A

Hari asked the boy what the matter was and why he was crying. He asked him to be cheerful.

B

Hari asks the boy what the matter was and why he was crying. He asks him to be cheerful.

C

Hari asked the boy what the matter was and why he was crying. He asks him to be cheerful.

D

Hari asked the boy what was the matter and he was crying. He asked him to be cheerful