John, not to be outdone, moves the cradle to the bottom of the bed in which he lies. Get us some food and drink, and make us good cheer, 4230 So myrie a fit ne hadde she nat ful yoore; And we have had a hard time all this day; I will arise and chance it, by my faith! My house is small, but you have learned the art of logic; 4114 Thus pleyneth John as he gooth by the way 3896 The sely tonge may wel rynge and chymbe Our horse is lost, Alayn, for God's bones, Published on Sep 17, 2014. 4009 And hardily they dorste leye hir nekke 4154 As any jay she light was and jolyf, At trumpyngtoun, nat fer fro cantebrigge, 3921. 4301 But as she saugh a whit thyng in hir ye. On holidays before her would he go The tale is one of the first English works to use dialect for comic effect. I die!" 4057 Out at the dore he gooth ful pryvely, For, John," said he, "as ever I may thrive, The Reeve's Tale. 4206 And I lye as a draf-sak in my bed; 3943 The person of the toun hir fader was. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de réduction . An elegant dagger he carried in his pouch; This Aleyn makes ready all his gear, 4042 And se how that the mele falles doun 4184 And we han had an il fit al this day; Headstrong they were, and eager for sport, 4300 But sikerly she nyste who was who, With cutlass, or with knife, or dagger. The Prologe of the Reves Tale. 3883 "Foure gleedes han we, which I shal devyse -- Until in a ditch they caught him at the last. 4007 To yeve hem leve, but a litel stounde, 4058 Whan that he saugh his tyme, softely. 4202 Now may I seyn that I is but an ape. 4322 And God, that sitteth heighe in magestee, 3931 A joly poppere baar he in his pouche; 3891 For sikerly, whan I was bore, anon Of one town were they born, that was called Strother, Lo, here is our silver, ready to spend.". 4062 And to the hors he goth hym faire and wel; 3918 I pray to God his nekke mote to-breke; 4281 And doun he fil bakward upon his wyf, Thanne hadde I foule ysped!" With wild mares, as fast as he can go. 4144 It myghte be no bet, and cause why? 4279 And up they goon, and doun agayn anon, He has a … 4238 But everemo, wher so I go or ryde, 3906 Lo Depeford, and it is half-wey pryme! That is, Chaucer no doubt also drew upon his own experi ence with animals, just as he did with human beings. In the early morning Aleyn returns to his own bed but, finding the cradle, goes instead to the Miller's bed. ", 4127 "Now, Symond," seyde John, "by Seint Cutberd, As a leek has; for though our power is gone, 3917 Right in his cherles termes wol I speke. 4160 To bedde goth Aleyn and also John; If I can, yon wench will I screw. 3894 Til that almoost al empty is the tonne. So was her jolly whistle well wetted. And very sharp was the blade of the sword. 3942 A wyf he hadde, ycomen of noble kyn; Lay down thy sword, and I will mine also. 3933 A Sheffeld thwitel baar he in his hose. 4150 Ful pale he was for dronken, and nat reed. As once to the wolf thus spoke the mare. 3882 Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke. Perhaps in scorn, for I am one. Dragon … The miller is a perilous man," he said, With (a tale of the) blearing of a proud miller's eye (tricking him), 3995 For which this millere stal bothe mele and corn 3881 For whan we may nat doon, than wol we speke; When they first appear, the Miller is sure he can outwit them, and he taunts them with the sophistry traditionally ascribed to university students:Myn house is streit, but ye han lerned art;Ye konne by argumentes make a placeA myle brood of twenty foot of space. 4233 Til that the thridde cok bigan to synge. He likes to fight, carries multiple weapons, and enjoys wrestling. With buttocks broad and breasts round and high. By God, Alayn, thou is a fonne!" 4159 To bedde wente the doghter right anon; Ye, lat the children pleye. 3979 Bothe of his catel and his mesuage, 3888 And yet ik have alwey a coltes tooth, 4025 And John also, how now, what do ye heer?" THE PROLOGUE. 4210 `Unhardy is unseely,' thus men sayth." Yet can a miller make a clerk's beard (trick a clerk), And by that light she saw both the two of them, 4134 With empty hand men may na haukes tulle; "Now, sires," said this Osewold the Reeve, And on this good wife he lays on vigorously. 4276 Doun ran the blody streem upon his brest; When the latest lord of Brochleah is determined to live through the dread curse that taints his family, you are his only hope. For my loss, I will have satisfaction. `The timid one is unlucky,' thus people say." Whatever heady intellectual pursuits the two scholars might pursue when they aren’t doing chores for Soler Hall, … 4203 Yet has my felawe somwhat for his harm; 4173 Wha herkned evere slyk a ferly thyng? The reeve, named Oswald in the text, is the manager of a large estate who reaped incredible profits for his master and himself.He is described in the Tales as skinny and bad-tempered. With old folk, save dotage, there is no more! 4076 This Aleyn al forgat, bothe mele and corn; They will not catch him easily, by my crown.". Death turned on the spigot of life and let it flow, That same fruit continually grows worse, And ordered his wife to go knead it in a cake. 4051 The moore queynte crekes that they make, Aleyn grew weary at the time of dawn, 3941 His name was hoote deynous Symkyn. 4285 And with the fal out of hir sleep she breyde. Stand! 4143 Right in the same chambre by and by. 4004 Testif they were, and lusty for to pleye, Anonymous The Miller and the Two Clerks.There are a number of other analogues; see Benson and Andersson, The Literary Context of Chaucer's Fabliaux, pp. And down he fell backward upon his wife, The Geoffrey Chaucer Page | The 4157 To rokken, and to yeve the child to sowke. Which she had learned in the nunnery. 3915 Peraventure in scorn, for I am oon. 4306 And smoot the millere on the pyled skulle, The Reeve's Tale At Trumpyngtoun, nat fer fro Cantebrigge, Ther gooth a brook, and over that a brigge, Upon the whiche brook ther stant a melle; And this is verray sooth that I yow telle: A millere was ther dwellynge many a day. 4324 Thus have I quyt the Millere in my tale. Jossa, warderere, 3885 Thise foure sparkles longen unto eelde. Explanation of Reeve's Tale, The 3930 And of a swerd ful trenchant was the blade. 4221 And forth she gooth til she the cradel fond. Aleyn up rises, and thought, "Before it dawns, 4213 And baar it softe unto his beddes feet. 4131 But specially I pray thee, hooste deere, The Reeve's Tale, Margaret Frazer, Smashwords Edition. your browser to return to the previous page. 4242 Whan that thou wendest homward by the melle, Right in the same chamber side by side. And at this tale I saw no man aggrieved, Good Day, Oswald here! Despite all the trickery in their philosophy. 4286 "Help! The Reeve's Tale is, of course, one of Chaucer's fabliaux, and it is apparently based directly on a previously existing French fabliauz quite close to that preserved in these works: Jean Bodel's Gombert and the Two Clerks. 3914 How that bigyled was a carpenteer, And came back, and began to miss her cradle, But gently she crept in to the clerk, About midnight they went to bed. 4297 And saugh a litel shymeryng of a light, 4235 For he had swonken al the longe nyght, Aleyn watches the grain pouring in the hopper, John watches it coming out. I am thine own clerk, as I may prosper!". 4043 Into the trough; that sal be my disport. Out at the door he goes full stealthily, 4167 The wenche rowteth eek, par compaignye. As any pecok he was proud and gay. At Trumpington, not far from Cambridge, "The Reeve's Tale" is the third story told in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. 4189 The millere is a perilous man," he seyde, Lo, there he goes! Right in his churl's terms will I speak. 4237 The day is come; I may no lenger byde; For she was fallen asleep a little bit 4030 Swa werkes ay the wanges in his heed; 4195 Til he so ny was, er she myghte espie, 4041 Thanne wil I be bynethe, by my croun, While thou hast, like a coward, been terrified. I pray to God his neck may break into pieces; And intended to have hit this Aleyn squarely, The Prologue of the Reeve’s Tale. 4204 He has the milleris doghter in his arm. But right fair was her hair; I will not lie. 4255 I woot wel by the cradel I have mysgo; Or else he is a fool, as clerks say. And boldly they dared pledge their necks 4001 He craketh boost, and swoor it was nat so. Simpkin is a notorious brute who is married to a daughter of a parson. 4318 Lo, swich it is a millere to be fals! 3959 But if he wolde be slayn of Symkyn 4290 Ther lyth oon upon my wombe and on myn heed. 4136 This millere into toun his doghter sende And, good sweetheart, God save and keep thee!" And also, because she was a bit besmirched (by her illegitimacy), 4087 By Goddes herte, he sal nat scape us bathe! 3892 Deeth drough the tappe of lyf and leet it gon, Such as it is, yet shall you have your share. 79-201.The Reeve's Tale is notable for its use of the Northern dialect in the Clerk's speech. A miller was there dwelling many a day. 4309 And greythen hem, and tooke hir hors anon, 4258 Unto the bed ther as the millere lay. 4138 And boond hire hors, it sholde namoore go loos, 4291 Help, Symkyn, for the false clerkes fighte!" Reeve's Tale. John and Aleyn use vocabulary and speech patterns that mark them as being from Northern England. Lord, to Thee I call! 4176 But yet, na fors, al sal be for the beste. May a wild fire upon their bodies fall! 4214 Soone after this the wyf hir rowtyng leet, The wife cam leaping inward at a run. Down ran the bloody stream upon his breast; When folk had laughed at this foolish business. 4263 For Cristes saule, and heer a noble game. Just like the Miller’s tale, the Reeve’s tale is a bawdy fabliau. 4205 He auntred hym, and has his nedes sped, 4170 Herdestow evere slyk a sang er now? This miller has imbibed so much ale 4097 For al his art; now lat hem goon hir weye! The Reeve's Tale has little of the "Merry Old England" that seems to be embodied in the Miller's Tale, but it has its own hard-edged wit and in some ways is probably closer to the life of the times than is The Miller's Tale.For a bibliography of critical and scholarly works on the Reeve's Tale (and the Cook's Tale) click here. And namely the miller, wellaway!". Despite all his learning; now let them go their way! 3925 A millere was ther dwellynge many a day. (A miller is a person who grinds corn and grain into flour.) 3944 With hire he yaf ful many a panne of bras, 4122 Myn hous is streit, but ye han lerned art; So that down he goes, and cried, "Help! 4271 Who dorste be so boold to disparage He belches, and he speaks through the nose With "Stop! 4303 She wende the clerk hadde wered a volupeer, And caught him by the neck, and quietly he spoke. That was made of thine own meal, They finally catch the horse and ask the Miller to put them up for the night. Some redress the law has shaped for us, Or use the back button on In outline it is similar to one of the stories in Giovanni Boccaccio ’s Decameron. Said John, "and see how the grain goes in. 3912 For leveful is with force force of-showve. Toward the fen, where wild mares run, 4232 This joly lyf han thise two clerkes lad 4128 Ay is thou myrie, and this is faire answerd. The Miller awakes, a fight ensues, and the Miller is beaten badly. He has the miller's daughter in his arm. 4211 And up he roos, and softely he wente Right at the entry behind the door The more ingenious tricks that they make, 4129 I have herd seyd, `Man sal taa of twa thynges: 3989 And nameliche ther was a greet collegge And by the wall a staff she found right away, Down there, watch out behind, "Four live coals have we, which I shall describe -- he began to cry. 3987 Greet sokene hath this millere, out of doute, 3999 For which the wardeyn chidde and made fare. And therefore this proverb is said very truly, Or go to Lo Deptford, and it is almost seven thirty! 4166 Men myghte hir rowtyng heere two furlong; And she came after in a gown of red; (RvT I.4121-23), You have learned the arts curriculum, he says, so use your tricky logic here. 3929 Ay by his belt he baar a long panade, Then were there two young poor scholars, Until their grain was completely ground. That he snorts like a horse in his sleep, 4278 They walwe as doon two pigges in a poke; 4198 Now pley, Aleyn, for I wol speke of John. And when this trick is told another day, And I lie like a sack of rubbish in my bed; 4305 And wende han hit this Aleyn at the fulle, And dress themselves, and took their horse straightway, 4208 I sal been halde a daf, a cokenay! 4017 And on an hors the sak he caste anon. 4118 But for the love of God they hym bisoght Full pale he was for drunkenness, and not red. He blustered fiercely, and swore it was not so. 4186 Agayn my los, I will have esement. The Reeve tells the story of two students, John and Alayn, who go to the mill to watch the miller grind their corn, so that he won’t have a chance to steal any. But shortly, until that it was truly night, And full of disdain and of scorn. Though I answer (him), and somewhat make a fool of him; 4151 He yexeth, and he speketh thurgh the nose 4140 With sheetes and with chalons faire yspred 3968 That she hadde lerned in the nonnerie. Two students, Aleyn and John, bring the college's wheat to be ground into flour, determined to outwit the thieving miller. And when all that was in the crock was drunk, With the tip of his hood wound about his head, 4102 Ga whistle thou, and I shal kepe hym heere!" 3940 And that a sly, and usaunt for to stele. 3904 Or of a soutere a shipman or a leche. 3925 . Until we are rotten, we can not be ripe; 4113 And namely the millere, weylaway!" 4292 This John stirte up as faste as ever he myghte, That in another he shall be relieved. This wench was thick and well grown, In Trumpington, near Cambridge, dwells Symkin, a proud, thieving Miller. 4105 Hir capul cacche, he ran alwey so faste, And drink ever strong ale of the best quality. And namely there was an important college `The greatest clerks are not the wisest men,' 4068 But dooth his note, and with the clerkes pleyde 4191 He myghte doon us bathe a vileynye." 4033 I pray yow spede us heythen that ye may." To preserve his state of yeomanry. 3876 We hoppen alwey whil that the world wol pype. 3954 And she cam after in a gyte of reed; And found the bed, and thought all was well, 4212 Unto the cradel, and in his hand it hente, 4260 And by the millere in he creep anon, 3910 "I pray yow alle that ye nat yow greve, There dared no one call her anything but "lady"; These clerks beat him well and let him lie, 4209 I wil arise and auntre it, by my fayth! 4003 That dwelten in this halle, of which I seye. 3986 Though that he hooly chirche sholde devoure. 4074 Step on thy feet! 3961 For jalous folk ben perilous everemo -- 3893 And ever sithe hath so the tappe yronne A daughter had they between them two 4147 And drynken evere strong ale atte beste. This wench lay on her back and fast slept, 4227 And lith ful stille, and wolde han caught a sleep. 3974 With kamus nose and eyen greye as glas, 3963 And eek, for she was somdel smoterlich, For surely, when I was born, immediately said he, "this is a wicked trick; I dye!" Lo, this is how it is when a miller is false! ", 4188 This John answerde, "Alayn, avyse thee! Always by his belt he carried a long cutlass, ", 4034 "It shal be doon," quod Symkyn, "by my fay! 3897 Of wrecchednesse that passed is ful yoore; 3960 With panade, or with knyf, or boidekyn. The wench snores also, to keep them company. Except for a child that was a half year of age; Toward the mill, and the horse Bayard in his hand. 4250 I wol go crepen in by my felawe," When thou go homeward by the mill, Chaucer adds this intellectual dimension to the tale and it accounts in part (along with the brilliance of characterization) for the clear superiority of Chaucer's version to the unusually close analogues. 4075 Allas, our wardeyn has his palfrey lorn." There goes a brook, and over that a bridge, And by the Adam's apple he caught Alayn, His name was called haughty Symkyn. 4311 And at the mille yet they tooke hir cake Bad luck! "Yes, false scoundrel," said the miller, "hast (thou done so)? Of grain by trickery, nor rob them by force; And at this tale I saw no man him grieve, But it were only Osewold the Reeve. The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale Summary. 3916 And, by youre leve, I shal hym quite anoon; 4199 This John lith stille a furlong wey or two, 4020 John knew the wey -- hem nedede no gyde -- Thou art always joking, and this is nicely answered. 4049 But by my thrift, yet shal I blere hir ye, 4149 Wel hath this millere vernysshed his heed; Far in the north; I can not tell where. The stream of life now drops on the rim. "Alas," said John, "the day that I was born! 4231 He priketh harde and depe as he were mad. 3992 And on a day it happed, in a stounde, The Reeve's Tale. 4083 And he that bettre sholde han knyt the reyne!" "Thou shalt be dead, by God's worthiness! Both tales deal with a seduction within the sanctity of the hearth (or household): In The Miller's Tale, only the young wife is seduced. Of twenty years of age, without any more, 4100 Thise sely clerkes rennen up and doun I have heard said, `Man shall take one of two things: This John answered, "Alayn, be careful! And carried it quietly to the foot of his bed. There dared no person lay hand upon him, 4121 Swich as it is, yet shal ye have youre part. There are a number of other analogues; see Benson and Andersson. 4108 Comth sely John, and with him comth Aleyn. Chaucer may have based this tale on a similar story from Boccaccio's Decameron in which two clerks have sex with the wife and daughter of the innkeeper with whom they're staying. He stabs hard and deep as if he were mad. And on the floor, with nose and mouth badly broken, and "Wellaway! 4319 And therfore this proverbe is seyd ful sooth, 4179 Som esement has lawe yshapen us, Who heard ever such an amazing thing? And said, "Farewell, Malyne, sweet creature! How the hopper wags to and fro. 4158 And whan that dronken al was in the crowke, You know how by logical arguments to make a place And in by the miller he crept right then, "Now, Symond," said John, "by Saint Cuthbert, "This drunk Miller has told us here 4266 Swyved the milleres doghter bolt upright, I shall be considered a fool, a weakling! The cradle at her bed's feet is set, To go to the mill and see their grain ground; And this is verray sooth that I yow telle: 3924. As any pecok he was proud and gay. The Reeve's Tale is, of course, one of Chaucer's fabliaux, and it is apparently based directly on a previously existing French fabliauz quite close to that preserved in these works: They wallow as do two pigs in a bag; That is exactly what the clerks do: When the snoring (and worse) of the Miller and his family keep the Clerks awake they hit upon a point of the law -- one who is injured in one point may be recompensed in another -- and Aleyn sets out for Malyne's bed. 4070 And whan the mele is sakked and ybounde, Which I helped my father to steal. ", 4268 "Ye, false harlot," quod the millere, "hast? 4295 And knew the estres bet than dide this John, 3860 But it were oonly Osewold the Reve. Aleyn answered, "John, and wilt thou do so? And tied up their horse, it should no more go loose, For holy church's goods must be dispensed 4095 He seyde, "I trowe the clerkes were aferd. 4175 This lange nyght ther tydes me na reste; A horror scenario to challenge a group of Dragon Warriors characters of 5th to 6th rank. And at the mill he lays the sack down. Find out information about Reeve's Tale, The. 4067 This millere gooth agayn, no word he seyde, He might do injury to us both.". And up he rises, and by the wench he crept. 4069 Til that hir corn was faire and weel ygrounde. The horse who goes crazy in the field of wild mares is a symbol for all of the rampant sexual play that will happen later in the Tale. The Reeve's Tale. 4018 Forth goth Aleyn the clerk, and also John, John, not to be outdone, moves the cradle to the bottom of the bed in which he lies. And saw a little glimmering of a light, 4145 Ther was no roumer herberwe in the place. The day is come; I may no longer remain here; 4056 Of al hir art counte I noght a tare." In the early morning Aleyn returns to his own bed but, finding the cradle, goes instead to the Miller's bed. He has a wife, the daughter of the parish priest, an ugly daughter, Malyne, and an infant child. And found the cradle with his hand right away. Our grain is stolen, truly, it can not be denied, 3984 On hooly chirches blood, that is descended. Two Cambridge students, John and Aleyn, decide to visit the corn ground on the mill at Trumpington, near Cambridge run by Symkym who is dishonest and steal meal and corn. 3945 For that Symkyn sholde in his blood allye. Unless she were well educated and a virgin, It is well time to begin thy tale.". 4239 I is thyn awen clerk, swa have I seel!" 4247 And, goode lemman, God thee save and kepe!" Keep! Except for only Osewold the Reeve. Now may I say that I am nothing but a fool. Texts on this page prepared and maintained by L. D. Benson (ldb@wjh.harvard.edu). 4032 To grynde oure corn and carie it ham agayn; But surely she did not know who was who, 4116 The millere sittynge by the fyr he fond, The devil made a reeve to preach, The Reeve's Tale is notable for its use of the Northern dialect in the Clerk's speech. ADD TO WISHLIST > Watermarked PDF. And smote the miller on the bald skull, When the wife gets up in the night to go to the privy, she feels about for the cradle, finds it, and gets in bed with John. 3985 Therfore he wolde his hooly blood honoure, What will you do while it is being done? 4177 For, John," seyde he, "als evere moot I thryve, Though he holy church should devour. 4310 And eek hire mele, and on hir wey they gon. The narrator explains, “He was a thief as well of corn and meal, and sly at that; his habit was to steal” (109). It was too late to cry out, 4267 Whil thow hast, as a coward, been agast." With wheat and malt of all the land about; And of his tail behind he took no heed. These hapless clerks run up and down ", 3899 Whan that oure Hoost hadde herd this sermonyng, And with the fall out of her sleep she started up. And on the nose he smote him with his fist. 4135 Loo, heere oure silver, redy for to spende." Grass time is done; my fodder is now dry straw; Lord, to thee I calle! And on one day it happened, at a time, 3997 For therbiforn he stal but curteisly, For John, in faith, I may be like you; The foolish tongue may well ring and chime 4299 And by that light she saugh hem bothe two, Here begins the Reeve’s Tale. In the prologue to the tale, he is named as Oswald. Yes, they shall have the best (i.e., the worst) of a bad ending. 4161 Ther nas na moore -- hem nedede no dwale. Both the warden and all our fellows, Through thick and through thin speke alday of hooly writ horse and ask the Miller to them. `` hast -- 3962 Algate they wolde hire wyves wenden so hapless John, `` hast ( done! Knife, or dagger to go knead it in a ditch they caught at! 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