how did the people react to their melon king?

"The Tale of Melon City" by Vikram Seth is apparently a humorous story, but has a moral in the end. The people of "Melon City" appear to be happy, because there is no governance. The entire city is in a state of anarchy. However, when they are questioned regarding the abilities of their new king, the citizens reply in a nonchalant manner. They are happy with their king, as long as he does not interfere in their ay to day activities. So the people seem to be happy with a melon as a king, because their earlier king had stirred up trouble unnecessarily.  

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