This story takes place in the district of Holderness, and the solution to a problem in this work involves a cartwheel with a certain number of spokes.
This piece is preceded by one in which a woman's "entente" leads to the change in ownership of a frying pan. A character in this story relates a story in which a river is reduced in size due to the death of a horse and a story in which Cambyses (cam-BYE-seez) shoots one of his knight's sons to prove that he still had excellent aim while drunk. This story takes place in the district of Holderness, and the solution to a problem in this work involves a cartwheel with a certain number of spokes. In the prologue to this story, a group of (*) clergymen fly out of Satan's ass, fly around the room, and return into his ass. A character in this story points out that a farthing is not worth much when split into twelve, and is later forced to ask the squire how one splits a fart into twelve. The speaker of this story is disfigured with boils, wears a crown of oak leaves, and detests friars. For 10 points, name this story about Thomas, which follows the Friar's Tale.
This piece is preceded by one in which a woman's "entente" leads to the change in ownership of a frying pan.
The Summoner's Tale