Readon III B

"Five Canterbury tales" - G. Chaucher

subgenre: tale
setting: Canterbury - 14th Century
story: some piligrims are going to Cnterbury to visit the tomb of S. Thomas Becket. On the way everyone tell stories. A nice story is narrate from a Knight;his story deals with two friends that are captured and imprision from Theseus in the Ancient Grece. They see a relative of Theseus, Emilia, and they fall in love. When they are out of the prision, they argue for her, so Theseus decides that the next year they will fight with a their army. One wins, because he is helpd from the love goddes, and he and Emilia marry. another nice story is narrate from a woman from Bath. She narrates that  the story is setting in King Arthur time,and there is a kinght that loves a woman, so he kidnaps her. But the King Arthur orders to come at the court. He wants kill him, but Guinevre stops him and gives the Knight a second chance. The king has on year to understand what women want. An year passed, but he didn't understand what women want. He meets an ugly woman that gives him an answer, but then he must marry her. So the Knight gives Guinevre an answere:"to rule their husbands". The answereis right and he is a frre man, and he and the ugly woman marry. But he is not happy, so the ugly woman asks him to kiss her, and she becomes a beautiful woman.
characters: the knight, the merchant, the woman from Bath...
narrator: 3rd person
personal comment: this book is very nice. I like it very much because it can give you a smile while you read it.
-Imma Lamacchia