“The Tale” Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer; Illustrated by: Colin Retterer

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  • Long ago we, the Fairies and Elves, occupied these lands
  • You Shall be put to death because of your actions!
  • I Have a better idea...
  • You shall have a years time to find out what women want most in the world, if you are wrong, you will die
  • Long ago on the Brittan, the Elves and fairies roamed the lands, but now all that is left are corrupt Friars.
  • Honor, Jolliness, Sex, Remarriage, Flattery, Money
  • What do women want most in the world
  • A young knight was taken in for raping a maiden in the forest, the king though he should be put to death, but is wife had other plans.
  • I cannot keep a secret.
  • How could you release my secret!
  • The wife decided that a lesson would be better than death. She gave the knight 1 year to find out what women want most in the world, if his answer was wrong, he would lose his head.
  • I will help you, but u must promise yourself to me.
  • What've I got to lose. Sure.
  • The knight travels far in search for his answer, but all are different and lack true meaning.
  • The wife of bath tells of how women can not keep a secret, therefore what they want cannot be to be seen as secretive. She explains this by telling some of Midas's tale.
  • As the knight was returning to the castle empty handed, he spots a crowd of women. As he approaches them, all but one disappears. The old woman promises the knight will be safe as long as he promises himself to her