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The Prologue to the Friar's Tale

The Friar has become impatient with waiting his turn to tell a story, and so he asks for his turn, and insults the summoner.  The summoner retaliates by vowing to tell a story to insult the friar when he is able to tell the next story.  The Friar begins.