That character is described as being "some deal squeamish of farting" and is named Absalom.
One character in this story resembles the story's speaker when he is asked to heave a door off its hinges. Another character in this story visits the blacksmith Jarvis, where he borrows from him a coulter. That character is described as being "some deal squeamish of farting" and is named Absalom. The student Nicholas tricks the carpenter John into thinking there is a great flood coming, which is part of his ploy to get in bed with Alison. For 10 points, name this story followed by "The Reeve's Tale," a ribald section of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
One character in this story resembles the story's speaker when he is asked to heave a door off its hinges.
"The {Miller's} Tale"