The desperate cry of "Water!" prompts John to cut several ropes and tumble down in a bathtub at the end of this story.
A room in this story is described as smelling like licorice, a pun on the description of a woman's eye as "lik- erous." The opening of this story describes a "rich gnof" who dwells at Oxenford. In this story, a man beseeches St. Frideswide after becoming convinced that his lodger has gone mad studying astrology. The desperate cry of "Water!" prompts John to cut several ropes and tumble down in a bathtub at the end of this story. In this story, the duping of the church clerk is revenged after he procures a hot blade from the smith. This story is fol- lowed by a story told by Oswald the Reeve. In this story, Nicholas's bottom is branded after he farts in the face of Absolon. For 10 points, name this bawdy second Canterbury Tale.
A room in this story is described as smelling like licorice, a pun on the description of a woman's eye as "lik- erous.
"The Miller's Tale"