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The Canterbury Tales
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The Canterbury Tales


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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

 

The Nun Priest's Tale


An old poor widow lived with two daughters and three pigs, and they lived in a thrifty way, not wasting any food or eating too much at one meal.  The widow didn't drink, and so she was quite healthy.  She kept a rooster named Chantecleer, and he was a good timekeeper and a very handsome-looking bird.  Chantecleer had a girlfriend named Pertelote, and they had been lovers ever since they were children.  Chantecleer has a dream that he is almost killed by a dog-like creature, and tells this to his wife.  Pertelote gets angry with him, and scolds him for being a coward.  Then she suggests some remedies for his sleep troubles.  They bicker about the validity of dreams, and Chantecleer gives many historical evidences for dreams that come true.  The next day, a fox sneaks up to Chantecleer, and the fox starts to flatter the rooster.  Chantecleer forgets his dream and his fear, and then the fox pounces on him. His lady saves the rooster, and when the fox tries to flatter the rooster again, Chantecleer refuses to come near him and remembers his lesson. 

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