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Once upon a time, there lived a king who was placid. He, once he desired to construct an arch, which would eddy the people. The kings' desire was soon implemented, and a beautiful arch was constructed.
When the king rode down the thoroughfare, his crown has fallen down from his head getting hit by the arch, which was constructed too low. The king considered it as a disgrace to him and wanted to hang the culprit.
 
He immediately ordered the soldiers to hang the chief of the builders. The chief then said that it was the mistake of the builders. Then the king shifted the punishment to the builders. The builders then cried that the size of the bricks was more; hence, the architect must be hanged. Thus the punishment was finally shifted to the architect. The architect reminded the king that, the king himself had made some amendments in the design that he had shown. Now it finally turned towards the king.
 
He thought for a while and ordered the soldiers to bring the wisest man in the country. As ordered by the king, they brought an old man, who can barely see and hear. He suggested that the arch should be hanged since it was the reason for such disgrace, which was immediately put into practice. Then one of the ministers objected saying that how can they hang an arch so shamefully. Then the king took back his decision and wanted to deal it his own way.
 
The said that the nation wants someone to be hanged immediately, so every man was measured by and by and only one man was tall enough to get stuck in the arch, and it was the king. So finally, he was hanged.
 
The people of the country then wanted a new king. According to their tradition, they asked the first person to pass the city gate. Unfortunately, the person was a mad man. When the soldiers asked him about, who the next king should be? He replied ‘melon’, as he liked them the most. So a melon was finally crowned and was put on the royal throne.

This poem is packed with humour irony from the beginning to the end. There is a king who has a triumphal arc built on the major road of his city. But the same triumphal arc bangs his crown. The king wants to punish the guilty but in the end, get himself hanged. The king is dead, but the ministers make proclamations in the name of the king these are irony. And humour in the description of his character. The king, the ministers, the wisest man of the city, The Councillor and ‘melon idiot’ are all fools. In fact, it is a kingdom of fools. Nothing could be more humorous than a melon king.

A state where the king was Just and placid enjoyed peace, liberty and justice. The king was titular and symbolic. The citizens enjoyed freedom of all kinds. The real governance of the country was in the hands of the citizens. In the poem 'The Tale of a Melon City' the king had to be hanged as the citizens ultimately wanted someone to be hung. The king could not defend himself. Even though the wisest man gave the verdict that the arch was the real culprit but the citizens wanted someone to be hanged. Ultimately, the king was hanged. This shows that in such a state where the king was just and placid the citizens influenced the fate of a king.