Monday, November 9, 2015

Reading Diary B: The Canterbury Tales

The Story of the Summoner (cont.)

The summoner was now full of curiosity. He wanted to ask so many questions but was not able to. The fiend made it very clear that he did not want to spend time on a conversation if he was the topic. The two decided that they should stick together taking all that they can. If one gets more than the other then they will share their items they have stolen.
They come to a cart of hay, 3 horses, and the carter. They are deeply stuck in the mud. The carter, curses at the horses. He says he wishes the fiend to take them with cart out of frustration. The summoner gets excited and tells the fiend to go and take it. The fiend knows that the man is not being serious. Before they know it, the carter has the cart out and is going on about his day.
The summoner had an original goal of stealing from an old woman who lived on the edge of town. As they came near the woman's home, the summoner explained to the fiend that the woman is very stingy with her money but he would trick her out of her money. The summoner calls to the woman, she is old and sick. The summoner's trick looks like it is beginning to fail. The woman cursed the summoner to the fiend. The fiend asked her if she was sure that she wanted the fiend to take the man. The fiend took the summoner back to tell hell with him and that was the end of his tale.
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