The game Harry Bailey suggests is the story game.
Each pilgrim will tell two stories on the way to Canterbury, and another two stories on the way back. Whoever is agreed to be the best storyteller will have a slap-up meal paid for by all the other pilgrims.
(Harry will sell them the meal at his Inn - the Tabard. So the one guaranteed winner is Harry himself).
The host in "The Canterbury Tales" proposes a storytelling competition among the pilgrims where each person tells two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back. The winner of the competition will enjoy a free meal at the end of the journey.
The host proposes a game in which every person will tell four stories on the pilgrimage (two on the way to Canterbury, two on the way back). The person with the best story will get a meal paid for by the rest of the group.
The Host in The Canterbury Tales proposes a story telling competition for the long journey to Canterbury. He says that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two on the way back. The others are to reward the pilgrim who tells the best tale by buying that person supper at the Tabard Inn.
The duration of A Canterbury Tale is 2.07 hours.
A Canterbury Tale was created on 1944-08-21.
mainly the miller's tale
"The Tale of Melibee" and "The Parson's Tale" were the two stories in the Canterbury Tales that were written in prose instead of verse.
The third tale-teller in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is the Parson. He tells a moral tale that focuses on the themes of repentance and forgiveness.
The Canterbury Tales. A Tale of Two Cities. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Yes, the host in The Canterbury Tales tells a tale. He proposes the idea of a storytelling contest to pass the time on the pilgrimage, and he tells the first story of the group.
The pilgrims agree to set up the Host, Harry Bailey, as judge over themselves in the Prologue of "The Canterbury Tales." He proposes a storytelling competition to pass the time on their journey to Canterbury, with the best tale winning a free meal at the end of the trip.
The Tabard Inn
he is like emo...?
The moral of the Friar's Tale in The Canterbury Tales is that greed and deception lead to downfall. The tale shows how a corrupt summoner faces punishment for his unethical practices, serving as a cautionary tale about the consequences of dishonesty and avarice.
In "The Miller's Tale" in The Canterbury Tales, John is a carpenter who is married to Alisoun. He is portrayed as a naive and gullible character who is easily fooled by his younger wife and the other characters in the tale. John becomes the victim of various tricks and schemes throughout the story.