The Nun's Priest's Tale
Richard
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In a farmyard bright and gay,
Lived a rooster, Chanticleer,
With feathers bright and crow so clear,
He ruled ______ hens, day by day.
Oh, Chanticleer, the cock so bold,
In his coop, he was not cajoled,
Until one day, a fox appeared,
And the farmyard's peace was soon besmeared!
Reynard the fox, cunning and sly,
Watched Chanticleer with ______ hungry eye,
He flattered the cock, oh so sly,
______ tales of dreams that soared so high.
Chanticleer, in ______ pride,
Closed his eyes, with the fox beside,
But ______ a flash, the fox did snap,
Caught the cock ______ a deadly trap.
Chanticleer, with a cry so shrill,
______ the hens, with all his will,
They chased the fox, away he fled,
With Chanticleer safe, but full of dread.
Now listen well, to this tale so gay,
Of ______ and his fateful day,
Beware the flatterer, with words ______ fair,
For cunning foxes lurk everywhere!
So here ends ______ tale of the cock so fine,
And the fox ______ almost made him dine,
With laughter and mirth, let’s ______ agree,
The Nun's Priest's Tale, a joy to see!