def fix(boolean):
  if boolean == True:
    return 1
  if boolean == False:
    return -1

def multiple_slow(a,b):
  print(f"{a} * {b} = ", end="")
  accum = 0
  top = max(a,b)
  bot = min(a,b)
  neg = [fix(bot<0), fix(top<0)]
  for _ in range(abs(bot)):
    accum += abs(top)
  print(accum * neg[0] * neg[1])

multiple_slow(1,1)
multiple_slow(2,1)
multiple_slow(3,1)
multiple_slow(-8,2)
multiple_slow(-2,-2)
multiple_slow(-0,-0)