General Prologue

The Prologue to the Friar's Tale

The Knight's Tale

The Friar's Tale

The Miller's Prologue

The Prologue to the Summoner's tale

The Miller's Tale

The Summoner's Tale

Prologue of the Reeve's Tale

The Prologue of the Scholar's Tale

The Reeve's Tale

The Scholar's Tale

Prologue of the Cook's Tale

The Prologue of the Merchant's Tale

The Cook's Tale

The Merchant's Tale

Introduction to the Sergeant-at-law's tale

Epilogue to the Merchant's Tale

The Sergeant-at-law's tale

The Squire's Tale

Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-law's tale

Epilogue to the Squire's Tale

The Sea captain's tale

The Franklin's Tale

The Prioress' tale

The Doctor's Tale

The Prologue to Sir Topaz

The Prologue of the Doctor's Tale

Sir Topaz

The Prologue to the Pardoner's Tale

The Prologue to the tale of Melibeus

The Pardoner's Tale

The tale of Meleibeus

The Prologue of the second Nun's Tale

The Prologue of the Monk's tale

The Second Nun's Tale

The Monk's tale

The Prologue of the Cannon Assistant's Tale

Prologue of the Nun Priest's Tale

The Cannon Assistant's Tale

The Nun Priest's Tale

The Manciple's Prologue

Epilogue to the Nun Priest's Tale

The Parson's Prologue

The Prologue of the Wife of Bath's Tale

The Parson's Tale

The Wife of Bath's Tale

Author's Valediction

A merchant in the town of St. Denis had a beautiful and sociable wife.  They hosted many parties, and one of the merchant's best friends was a monk named Brother John.  Brother John was generous, and gave his friend's servants' generous tips.  The merchant invited Brother John over for a holiday hospitality.  John has a moment alone with his friend's wife, and she asks him to sleep with her if he'll give her 100 francs. The next day, John meets her husband, who is worried over a loan that he needs to pay.  John tells his friend that he has given his wife the money that he owed him, and the merchant happily goes to fix his debt, and when he returns home, he is so happy to be debt-free that he makes love to his wife all night.

When he mentions John's 100 francs, his wife says that she used the money for worthy purposes, and that now she has a debt to her husband, and she will pay him back in the bedroom.  He laughs at her witty response, and they all live happily ever after. 

The Innkeeper loved this story, and after lots of bawdy laughter, he shifts gears and asks the Prioress to tell the next story.