Nuns Priest's Tale

Chanticleer a nice poor old guy, father of two daughters, and husband of many wives. The article “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” states, “The protagonist of this mock-heroic story is Chanticleer, a rooster with seven wives, foremost among them the hen Pertelote. Pertelote dismisses Chanticleer's dream of being attacked and tells him to go about his business.” Chanticleer has one very close wife, and he tells her what he dreamt but she just thinks that he is sick. The rooster believes his dream means something and he will not stop till he finds out what that is. Every Sunday the cock would sing like no other rooster, coming from a father who too sang astonishing. One day he dreamt about a fox trying kill him, and said “One should never be too careless

In the story it states, “Truly I came to do no other thing / Than just lie and listen to you sing / You have as merry a voice as God has given / To any angel in the courts of heaven.” (Lines 473-476). The fox is flattering Chanticleer, trying to get closer to him so he can eat the rooster. The fox is only saying things that Chanticleer wants to hear and as soon as the rooster gets close enough he will make his move. As it says in “Nun’s Priest’s Tale “His beak to open; with his eyes shut tight / He than began to sing with all his might. / Sir Russel Fox then leapt to the attack, / Grabbing his gorge he flung him o’er his back / and off he bore him to the woods” (Lines 515-517). The fox successfully gets the rooster to trust him with his compliments, about how great Chanticleer sings. Chanticleer at that moment trusted the fox too soon and there was nothing he could do about it. Author Ellis states, “Later, as Chanticleer struts proudly around the little barnyard, a black fox named Russell intrudes, but instead of attacking, he flatters the rooster by praising his singing.” The fox probably has experience in killing his prey, he knows he has to gain their trust first to attack. The fox works his magic on Chanticleer, so he can hide his razor sharp teeth, with his

The story states, “I’ll eat him there in spite of every one.’” / The fox replying, ‘Faith, it shall be done!’ / Opened his mouth and spoke. The nimble bird, / Breaking away upon the uttered word, / Flew high into the tree-tops on the spot” (Lines 599-603). As soon as the fox opens his mouth, Chanticleer reacts like a cheetah into the trees. The rooster learns that all the fox wanted was to eat him but Chanticleer manages to escape. In the “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” the story states, “But, sir I meant no harm, don’t be offended, / Come down and I’ll help explain what I intended; / ‘No,’ said the cock, ‘and curses on us both, / And first on me if were such a dunce / As let you fool me oftener than once’” (Lines 610-614). The fox pretends that he meant no harm, trying to gain the roosters confidence back but Chanticleer will not be deceived twice. Chanticleer learns from his mistake and he will not be convinced by his flattering