The Nun's Priest's Tale

The Nun's Priest, from the Ellesmere Chaucer (15th century)
Chanticleer and the Fox in a mediaeval manuscript miniature

"The Nun's Priest's Tale" (Middle English: The Nonnes Preestes Tale of the Cok and Hen, Chauntecleer and Pertelote[1]) is one of The Canterbury Tales by the Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Composed in the 1390s, it is a beast fable and mock epic based on an incident in the Reynard cycle. The story of Chanticleer and the Fox became further popularised in Britain through this means.

  1. ^ Charles W. Eliot, ed. (1909–1914). English Poetry I: From Chaucer to Gray. The Harvard Classics. Vol. XL. New York: P.F. Collier & Son. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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