The Tale of Melon City | Class 11 | Summary in English

The Tale of Melon City

Summary in English

The king himself rode down the road to benefit spiritually all the onlookers. As he passed under the arch, his crown fell off his head. The arch was built too low. The lost his temper. He called it a disgrace. He ordered the hanging of the builder. The rope was arranged, the structure was built on which the condemned person was to be hanged.

 The chief of builders was presented before the king. But he acted wisely. He passed on the blame to all the workmen who had built the faulty arch. The workmen said in self-defense that the bricks were defective, not identical in size. The king then sent for the masons who trembled with fear, They shifted the blame to the architect. The king ordered that the architect is hanged. The architect then reminded the king that he himself had seen and approved the plan.

 Now the king himself was cornered. he sought the advice of the wisest man in the state. The wisest man was too old to see or walk. his voice was broken. He suggested that the arch itself, is the real culprit, must be hanged. The arch had hit the crown off the king's head.

 The arch was taken to the gallows. Just then a councilor submitted that the arch had touched. His Majesty's head respectfully, so it could not be held guilty. The king agreed with the minister. But he also noticed the restlessness of the crowd. The king postponed. The nation wanted hanging and without undue delay.

 The noose was set up somewhat high. The next step was to find out the man who was tall enough to reach the noose, So many people were measured. At last, only the king was found so tall that he fitted. The king was hanged amidst slogan shouting- Long live the king.

 The ministers now faced another problem. The state must have a king urgently. The messengers heralded the royal proclamation, The next person to pass the city Gate will choose the ruler of the state. An idiot passed by the Gate, He was detained by the guards and asked to name the new king. The idiot had a standard answer to all the questions. He liked melons. So he repeated the word "Melon". The ministers agreed to crown the melon. They set it down on the throne.

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 This incident happened many years ago. When somebody asks the people of that state. How come, your kings appears to be a melon? The people reply that it was happy as a melon, the people have no objection to it, as long as they are left in peace and liberty.