The nuns Priest's Tale

             The Nun's Priest's Tale is a tale that appears near the end of the pilgrimage, and is one of the better-told stories throughout the adventure. The Nun's Priest's Tale consists of mainly a cock who represents the Priest, a hen along with six other who represent the Nuns, and a fox, who most likely represents temptation and how easy it is to fall into temptation, especially when someone is as cunning as the fox is when swaying Chanticleer. It is said that the Nun's Priest's Tale also portrays the fall of famous men and one woman (Chaucer 296), as do many of the other stories told in the pilgrimage. This is shown through the analogy of the barnyard being a kingdom and Chanticleer the King who is outwitted by a sly fox named Daun Russel, but over comes his potential killer by ultimately outwitting him by using insults to distract the fox and escaping.
             The Nun's Priest's Tale is told as a "beast fable," which is a story that portrays animals as human beings and live as human's do, acting out situations that humans may encounter. This type of story is mainly told as a tool used to teach young children the difference between right and wrong and points out a specific moral that one should value (Chaucer 296). The moral that is taught in this story is one that all should follow, that is no one should be too vain, conniving, overconfident, or even use promiscuity to sway another into an act that only you could benefit from. I believe that this fits perfectly into the tale told by the Nun's Priest, because all of these traits are frowned upon by the church. The fact that the Priest was the one that told this tale shows all that these are things that are quickly used in everyday life. The way the story was told makes these traits look as if only fools use them, which may be why the Priest was able to tell such a great tale because he, in a matter of speakin
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