Reading Diary B: Canterbury Tales Unit

Canterbury Tales Unit

The Chaucer Storybook Book Cover. Source: UN-Textbook. 

READING B:
The Prioress's Tale: Little Hugh

• this was a sweet tale of a little boy who sang O Alma Redemptoris
• He was killed by Jews but managed to sing even after death
• I found that it was weird that in this story, Jews were affiliated with Satan

Nun's Priest's Tale: The Cock, the Hen, and the Fox

The Cock, the Hen, and the Fox (cont.)
The Cock, the Hen, and the Fox (cont. again)
The Cock, the Hen, and the Fox (end)

• I couldn't tell if the hen was encouraging the cock or just belittling him for telling her about his bad dream
• It looks like the cock is quite superstitious
• he sang so loud that he didn't hear the fox coming closer
• Does pride make us less self-aware?
• No one died in this story so i'm quite pleased.

The Canon's Yeoman's Tale: The Priest as Philosopher
The Priest who Learned to be a Philosopher (cont.)
The Priest who Learned to be a Philosopher (end)

• The priest seems quite gullible. I expected the philosopher to run away with his money at first.
• the language for this particular story is hard to follow
• what is a "canon" or "beechen"?
• So the "philosopher" did trick the priest after all!