The voice of a woman in this story is compared to that of a barn swallow. A character in this story is described as unassuming and "lyke a mayden meke for to see" and owns a psaltery on which he sings the "Angelus ad Virginem" and the now lost "Kynges Noote." That character in this story feigns madness by sitting up in bed and staring at the wall. 
The voice of a woman in this story is compared to that of a barn swallow. A character in this story is described as unassuming and "lyke a mayden meke for to see" and owns a psaltery on which he sings the "Angelus ad Virginem" and the now lost "Kynges Noote." That character in this story feigns madness by sitting up in bed and staring at the wall. An upset character visits the smith Gerveys in this story, whose prologue is interrupted angrily by the Reeve. At the climax of this story, a branded man shouting (*) "Water!" causes a carpenter to sever the ropes tying his bathtub to the ceiling and crash to the floor. In this story, the parish clerk Absolon vies for the hand of Alisoun with Nicholas, a student who is living with John. For 10 points, name this Canterbury Tale, told immediately after the Knight's Tale by the drunk flour-maker Robyn.
The voice of a woman in this story is compared to that of a barn swallow.
The Miller's Tale