The various tales in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales range from the pious to the bawdy. "The Miller's Tale" is an example of low-brow comedy that is aimed at providing humor in the work in contrast to tales of courtly love also included.
"The Miller's Tale" is the story of a naïve old landlord who is duped by his a young student, Nicholas. Nicholas concocts an elaborate scheme about the
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