A Canterbury Tale Essay

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The Daughter’s Tale

The Prologue

Momma always warned me of “the big

city”

Because I’m so young and pretty,

But the people seemed so nice

One gentleman to be precise,

He goes by the name “Leon”

His stories seemed to last for an eon,

But his eyes so sweet, his smile so

inviting,

How was I to know that his so called

“sighting”

Of the lord was just a ploy

To rob me of my joy

And all my hard earned cash.

So listen here before you too make the

splash,

Something I wish I’d known before I

began my quest

Listen to your Mother, for she knows

best.

The Tale

The cheery month in May where I set off

Finally freedom from my parents, my

takeoff

I met a kind farmer and his wife,

Who wished me good luck in all my

endeavors in life.

I met a priest, a friar,

A knight in full armor,

A friendly baker and his brother,

The town joker, and a man who sings

like no other.

But the most deceiving man I’ve ever

met,

His brown eyes glistened, His hair

brunette,

The mysterious man was maybe sixteen,

The hat he wore was forest green.

He approached me while praying in the

church,

Complimented my dress, and said “with

all my years of search

Have I seen such a lovely young lady

Oh how i'ld love to wake up to you daily"

He mesmerized me with his charm

speak

He called me beautiful, even unique.

He used his majestic voice to lure me in

Little did I know all he wanted from me

was sin,

He told me when he was a young man

His little brother fell into the river off his

catamaran

He saved him with all his might

And soon

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