.text
main:       
	li	$v0, 4		#printf("I am in the main");
	la	$a0, msg_main1
	syscall
    
	move	$t0, $ra
	jal	f		# f()	
	
	move	$ra, $t0
	li	$v0, 4		#printf("I am in the main");
	la	$a0, msg_main2
	syscall
    
	li	$v0, 0		# set return value for main to be 0
	jr	$ra		# return from main to (__start)

f:
	li	$v0, 4		#printf("I am in the f function");
	la	$a0, msg_f1
	syscall
    
	move	$t1, $ra
    	jal	g		# g()
	move	$ra, $t1

    	li	$v0, 4		# "I am about to return from the f function\n"
	la	$a0, msg_f2
	syscall
	jr	$ra		#return
    
g:   
	li	$v0, 4		#printf("I am in the g function");
	la	$a0, msg_g1
    	syscall
    	jr	$ra		#return

	.data
msg_main1: 	.asciiz "I am in the main\n"
msg_main2: 	.asciiz "I am about to return from the main function\n"
msg_f1: 	.asciiz "I am in the f function\n"
msg_f2: 	.asciiz "I am about to return from the f function\n"
msg_g1:		.asciiz "I am in the g function\n"