

After this discussion Chanticleer refuses the herbal remedies. As support, Chanticleer tells several stories he's read in books. She prescribes some medicinal herbs.īut Chanticleer feels that he should pay attention to the dream, pointing out that dreams often have meaning. Pertelote tells him that he is a coward and that the dream is meaningless.

When Lady Pertelote, his favorite hen, asks him what's wrong, he tells her his nightmare: A great beast with glowing red eyes had entered their yard and tried to kill him. One dawn Chanticleer begins to groan as if having a bad dream. The Merchant's Prologue, Tale, and EpilogueĪ poor widow keeps a few animals, including a rooster named Chanticleer-a fine specimen with a loud crow-and his seven hens. The Man of Law's Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue
