Naveen Kumar

She wanted to forget the address because it had things belonging to her mother, who was no more. The elements present in that house such as cutlery, silver, crockery, furniture accessories, etc. would remind her of her mother and her painful past. So, she wanted to forget the address 46, Marconi Street.

''THE TALE OF MELON CITY'' is written by '' VIKRAM SETH'' and it is about the satire about a king. His ministers and the kingdom.

once the king, odered his ministers that to build in arch over the main street to impress victors & tourists. that arch was constructed. when the king was returning from boulevard, the arch knocked down his crown. the king was furious  and immediately odered that the workers should be present here.

when the builders were taken to the gollows, he shouted at the workmen were at fault. the king stopped his proceedings. and his men hang the workmen..the workmen shouted at the masons in the turn blank in the architect, and the architect said that the king was making stupid constructions. the king is trapped in the very risky situation; he therefore calls his wisest man for advice. the wise man says the culprit was the arch knocked down the king's crown so it should be punished. the king then looked for a man he was tall enough and he is fit also. none the king was fit and ultimately he was hanged. the ministers then announced anybody who passes the city gate would choose next ruler. an idiot was asked and he said a melon. consequently,a melon was crowned and the people of the kingdom did not worry about who or what their king was. they only wanted to do what their heart desires.

It was a kingdom of fools. No one in the state has any sense. The king wanted to hang someone because his crown had hit against the arch and fallen down. The king wanted to consult a wise man. The ministers brought a man to the king. He said that the real culprit was the arch and must be hanged. The king allows himself to be hanged because no other man is tall enough to fit the noose. The king  is dead but the ministers make declarations in the name of the king . An idiot says that a melon should be the ruler of the state. The ministers crown a melon and set it down on the Throne. Thus we see that it was truly a Kingdom of all fools. 

‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’ Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it?

It is true 'The Address' is a short story highlighting human predicament that follows the war. The story beautifully delineates the pain, anguish, and mental torture of the survivors of war. The narrator, Margo Minco, a Jew, returned to her native city after the war was over. She had already suffered many losses, including the irreversible damage of her dear mother. After the war, she faced loneliness and challenges alone. She went to Mrs Dorling to get her mother's cutlery, crockery, utensils, and other household things; Mrs Dorling's cold, indifferent and discouraging behaviour further depressed her. Finally, she decided to leave her mother's things and forget them forever.