Again from my Medieval Lit. course. We have studied The Canterbury Tales by Goeffrey Chaucer and our assignment was to write a tale like his tales by using one of his characters. We could not change features of the characters but we were free to change time and setting. I love Pardoner's Tale even I recited his prologue from the original text which sounds like German more than English. I really like my tale, its setting, details, other characters etc. Hope you like it too. Have fun.
Pardoner’s
Tale
I am the most famous pardoner in Bibury
with my great knowledge and licence from Rome. I saw many others like me but we
have a difference. I am more celever than all because they are ignorant pardoners
even some bishops. They do not aware of the tricks that I have. I am not sure
maybe there are others like me. While I am living an admirable life they live
like beggars. Oh God how stupid they are. They preach only for the sake of God
and to have his love. Why do I do such foolish things rather than having an
enjoyable life. Thanks to God I am smart. Well let me tell more about me. If
you are a pardoner people tend to believe what you told so I use this chance
but sometimes it is very hard to do because I need to collect some bones than I
have to clean them carefully in order to get rid of its smell that calls flies
on it or sometimes dogs run after me if they see the bones on me. Then I let
people to touch them behalf of Saints bones. Of course I get money for it.
Often I go to voyage to other villages and cities to make more money. If I go
to a poor village I can even find
something to take rather than money. I eat free or have sleep with a nice girl.
If I want to sleep with girls you know sometimes you want more than normal then
I tell them sleeping with me is blessing and makes maidens lucky to have a rich
husband. To make it more believable I give them some examples from other women
from cities who are married with rich men now. Of course I tell it only girls
not men. As you understand I am a smart guy but sometimes I can fall mistakes
as every person does. One of them let me tell you is about my home. Oh my sweet
home. A few years ago I wanted to build a great home for myself but I had no
money to do. Actullay I was earning money just like I am doing today but I was
spending all of it in drinking or gaming. Then an idea came my mind I began to
ask money for the church that I was living. I told everybody, our church, home
of God need to be restored otherwise it can collapse with a strong rain and
wind. Then everyone gave money for the church even some of them had no money
but they sold something than gave it to me for their holy house. Whoever came the church to make me pardon for them I
took their money also. Then I found a man that was told the most talented man
to build home. I described him what I
want basically a home but like a palace with a little luxury which I deserve
because I work a lot. It should be in the highest point of the village due to I
am a pardoner I need to be closer to God and there should be no one between us.
It would be good for me because people from village could not reach there
easily. The builder began to build it but I could not go there to check it
often. A few months later the guy came to me and said it is done then we go
there together. When I saw the home it was fascinated. It was compeletely white
and sides of the windows were gold and its roof also had golden pieces on it.
My home was charming. Then I thanked to the builder and gave his money. He said
I did your home as the way you do to people’s souls. Your home is shining like
a sun and very peaceful place and when you pardon for someone just for the sake
of God then his soul shines and find peace. Just I smiled to him and said well
that is my duty for this world I pardon to have a place in the garden of God
and to have his love. The guy went and I entered the home, its inside was also charming full of luxury
furniture and others. I began to live there thank to God no one could see me
due to its distance to the village. When I needed money I was going to the
village and taking food and something I need. One day the weather was very dark
it was like breaths of an angry bull was full of fog. Then it started raining
which was not a normal rain. It was pourning with strong wind it turned
something like a tempest. Everybody was wondering about their holy house but I
told them not to be worry because it is house of God he will protect his own
home. Everyone was escaping from this horrible situation then I runned away too
from this chaos and went to my home to find some peace there but when I arrived there what I saw was
shocking. My little palace collapsed with beautiuful golden windows and luxury furniture.
But how, how it is possible. It was very beautiful and well builded also the
builder of it was the most known for this job. I paid a lot of money for it.
Why, why me? Why my house collapsed? I thought God punished me for what I done
to people. Then the rain ceased and I went down to the village I was so upset.
Every villager asked what happened to me. Then I wondered the guy and asked about
him to someone in the village. I did not want to believe their answers because
they said the builder was known as a tricker. He deceives all people to build
or restore their homes then gets their money and makes his job just for the
sake of appereance and cheatig people. That is my story and I praye God to save
us from all trickers and punish them.
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