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