The journey begins -- The knight's tale of Chivalry and rivalry -- The miller's story is A barrel of laughs -- The nun's priest (Brother John) describes The nightmare beast of the firebrand tail -- The Reeve insists on recounting A racket at the mill -- The scholar is persuaded to tell us The test of a good wife -- The wife of Bath tells us What women most desire -- The pardoner's gruesome tale, Death's murderers -- A gem of a poem called Sir Tapas written and recited by myself, Geoffrey Chaucer -- The franklin's romance, entitled Love on the rocks -- The magistrate's sad story of Snowy crow -- The canon's yeoman arrives and warns us of Fools gold -- Going to the devil as told by the Friar -- The merchant's tale of Old January and Young May -- Our journey ends in Canterbury.
Summary
Pilgrims en route to Canterbury England pass the time by telling one another stories.
