Medieval Tales: A Collection
THE KNIGHTS TALE
Teseo was a duke , he had a lof of fields and he got married with hipolita they and the brothers the hipolita , Emilia went to atenas , they met several women , they were crying and they told the teseo because the were criying. Teseo decided to go to teba where he killed geran . Teseo locked the arreteis and palmon in the tower . One day a noble defend arriteis and he could go away but could not come back to his country because one day arristeis went disguised as a farmer , he worked for Emilia and he got everybody is confidance . After arristeis dared teseo.The combat was very hard , Emilia begged them to stop fishting. Teseo told the palmon y arristeis will fight in fifty years gathered a army and the winner got married with Emilia . Fifty years after arcites winer the battle . Teseo killed ,then Emilia and arciles got married and happily for ever
The pardoner is tales
This story concerns three young men who spend much of their time in revelry. On this particular day as the three men indulge in gambling and drunkenness, they hear a funeral passing outside the Inn. They ask a servant who has died. Él responde diciendo que es un amigo de los tres hombres que fue apuñalado por la espalda por un ladrón llamado muerte. Él ha matado a muchos en el barrio recientemente. Los tres hombres borrachos deciden buscar a este ladrón, y viajan a la la ciudad más cercana en su persecución. He responds by saying that it is a friend of the three men who was stabbed in the back by a thief called Death. He has killed many in the neighborhood recently. The three drunken men decide to seek this thief out, and they travel to the next town in pursuit. En el camino conocen a un viejo hombre extremadamente vestido con harapos. Explica que ha sido condenado a vagar por la tierra hasta que pueda encontrar un joven que va a cambiar de lugar con él. Él va a decir que ni siquiera la muerte se su vida . Los tres hombres se preguntan si el viejo que ha visto la muerte, y él responde que fue visto por última vez bajo el árbol al final del carril. On the way they meet an extremely old man dressed in rags. He explains that he has been cursed to wander the earth until he can find a youth who will change places with him. He goes on to say that not even Death will take his life. The three men ask the old man if he has seen Death, and he responds that he was last seen under the tree at the end of the lane. Los tres hombres van y encontrar bolsas de oro bajo el árbol y deciden mantener por sí mismos. Sería demasiado peligroso mover el oro durante el día por lo que esperará a que cayera la noche. Dibujan pajitas para ver quién va a ir al pueblo a obtener alimentos, y el menor se da esta tarea. The three men go and find bags of gold beneath the tree and they decide to keep this for themselves. It would be too dangerous to move the gold in daytime so they will wait for nightfall. They draw straws to see who will go into town to obtain food, and the youngest is given this task. Cuando él se fue, los dos que se dejan decidir que van a matarlo cuando regrese y mantener el oro para sí mismos. When he has gone, the two that are left decide that they will murder him when he returns and keep the gold for themselves.
THE NUNS PRIESTS TALE
This story takes place in the farmyard of a widow and her two daughters.
Here lives a cock called Chaunticleer who was a magnificent beast and was renowned for his crowing – no other cock could match him. He watched over seven hens, the leader of which was a gracious hen named Lady Pertelote. Chaunticleer and the Lady were in love.
One day, the Lady noticed that Chaunticleer was not his usual self. He tells her that he has had a terrible dream, that some kind of beast came into the yard and seized him. His color was similar to a fox.
The Lady scolds him for being cowardly and that dreams are nothing to be afraid of. He probably ate too many worms – that is what causes bad dreams.
The Lady quotes Cato who said that dreams have no consequence, but Chaunticleer thinks differently. He has heard that dreams can foretell the future.
Now there was a fox named Daun Russel who had been hiding near the farmyard, and suddenly Chaunticleer notices the fox and immediately begins to run around, but the fox calls out saying dont be afraid, I have only come to hear your beautiful voice. He believes that Chaunticleers voice is even better than his father, and he was a good crower. The vain cock shuts his eyes and bursts into song, demonstrating his prowess to the fox. The fox grasps him about the neck and makes off into the countryside.
The hens, seeing what has happened, make a terrible din that arouses the entire household. The widow and her two daughters, plus all the farmyard animals, dogs, geese, ducks and even the bees, chase the fox.
Chaunticleer says to the fox, Why dont you turn round and throw them a few insults? The fox thinks this is a good idea and as soon as he opens his mouth Chaunticleer escapes and flies into the trees.