The Reeve's Tale
Richard
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In a village far from here,
Lived a miller Symkyn, oh dear,
He was known for his cheating ways,
Stealing corn for countless days.
Oh, the miller's gonna his due,
With students John and Alan, too,
A of tricks and bedlam, oh,
In the Reeve's tale, the laughter flow!
John and Alan, students bright,
Set to set the miller right,
To catch him in sneaky game,
And make him feel a bit of shame.
They watched him steal their corn away,
Then planned make him rue the day,
With beds all swapped tricks so sly,
They laughed and winked and then by.
At night the miller snored so loud,
While wife and daughter proud,
In beds were laid and were swapped,
With John and Alan, oh how they hopped!
In the dark, the chaos spread,
As everyone swapped in bed,
The miller’s wife with Alan lay,
While and daughter had their way.
Come morning light, what sight,
The miller raged with all his might,
But and Alan laughed with glee,
They'd had their fun got off free.
So if you cheat and steal away,
Remember this tale, it’s here to stay,
For tricksters be tricked as well,
In tales like this we to tell!
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