The nun’s priest’s tale

THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE

One of the tales by a pilgrim going to Canterbury Cathedral

The Chanticleer and

the Fox

The Chauntecleer(may be spelled

Chanticleer)a proud rooster who

dreams of his approaching doom in the form of a fox.

PERTELOTEPertelote, the chief favourite among his seven wives.

Pertelote, his favorite among his seven

wives

He wakes his favorite wife up!

•She assures him that he only suffers from indigestion •chides him for paying heed to a simple dream.

Chauntecleer recounts stories of prophets who foresaw their deaths,dreams that came true,

There was a A fox, full of sly intentions,, who has previously tricked Chauntecleer's father and mother to their downfall, lies in wait for him

the fox plays to his prey's inflated ego

He insisited that he would love to hear Chauntecleer sing just as his amazing father did.

The Fox’s Plan

Stood on tiptoe with neck outstretched and eyes closed.

The Chanticleer

He was promptly snatched from the yard

in the fox’s jaws and slung over his back.

As the fox flees through the forest, with the

entire barnyard giving chase,

Chauntecleer suggests to his captor that he should stop and tell his pursuers to give up.

The fox opens his mouth to taunt or tease his pursuers.

Chauntecleer escapes from his jaws and flies into the

nearest tree

The fox tries in vain to convince the wary rooster of his repentance and that he won’t get him again..

But Chanticleer now prefers the safety of the

tree and refuses to fall for the same trick a second

time.

The word Chanticleer comes from Middle English chauntecler, from Old French chantecler - from chanter, "to sing" (like chant) + cler, "clear."

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