Question

question of seventeen oranges why did pongu the police man say that the narrator was the unlucky one

Answer 1

One day, the narrator was caught stealing oranges by the Police, Pongo.

He wanted to set an example for all the other employees for dishonesty.

Thus, the narrator was locked up in a room.

When Pongo returned with the other officer, the narrator had finished all the seventeen oranges with seeds and peel.

So, Pongo said that the narrator was unlucky for him.

Answer 2

I don’t think so because the narrator became a book writer. Maybe it was in the story that he got caught