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Friday, November 07, 2025

The Nun's Priest's tale--Chaucer.

AI Overview

The Nun's Priest's Tale is called that because it is told by the Nun's Priest, a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. The priest is traveling with a Prioress and is called upon by the Host to tell a "merry" tale after the preceding one was a tragedy. The tale itself is a fable about a rooster named Chanticleer and is presented as coming from the priest's storytelling talent.

The Narrator: The tale's narrator is the Nun's Priest, a character in The Canterbury Tales who is part of the pilgrimage to Canterbury.

The Context: The Host, the leader of the pilgrimage, demands that the priest tell a tale after another pilgrim tells a series of depressing stories.

The Host's Request: The Host specifically asks the priest, who is described as a "sweete preest," to tell a tale that will lift the spirits of the group, and the priest obliges.

The Tale: The story is a beast fable about a proud rooster, Chanticleer, who is tricked by a fox, and it is presented as if it is coming from the priest's own mind and talent for storytelling.