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On the road again...

 * Blogger:** Chaucer
 * Posted Date:** Late 14th Century
 * Posted Time:** Early Morning
 * Category:** Travel and Places
 * Current Mood:** Contemplative

Well, it looks like this is going to turn out to be a pretty interesting pilgrimage. Let me fill you in. Last night our group of very... "interesting" travel companions sat down to a huge dinner provided by our host. He's a pretty interesting guy, let me tell you. He's a big guy who is sure to speak his mind about anything and everything. He's not a jerk about it though, and he's one of the most honest traders around. Anyway, after dinner he told us how he hadn't had a more exciting group of people come through all year, so he wanted to do a little something for us in return. He explained a game we could play to pass the time while we rode for hours and hours and //hours// with nothing to look at but the back of the horse in front of you. On the way to and from Canterbury each of us are supposed to tell two stories, and whoever tells the best ones will get a free meal when we get back to the inn courtesy of the rest of the group. I doubt I'll be able to think of anything good enough, but that doesn't matter. After he told us all of this, our host said he would even come with us on our journey and judge our stories. That sounded like a good deal to the rest of us. We celebrated by drinking some more and then went to bed. Our host was up way too early the next morning. He decided to act as our personal alarm clock and drag us all out of bed. (Thanks a lot.) At daybreak, we hit the ground running (or galloping, I guess), and in no time we reached Saint Thomas' watering place. We decided to take a break there. Our host reminded us that he was going to judge our little contest, and he added another rule: whoever didn't listen to his judgement would have to pay for the entire group's travel expenses. That's completely insane, but I guess no one will disagree with what he decides now. Later, we all drew straws to see who would have to tell their stories first. The lucky winner ended up being the knight. He didn't complain or anything. We're about to get on the road again, and it seems like he's ready to begin his tale as soon as we're ready to listen. This should be good.

Blake, William. __Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims__. 1810. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. 20 Nov. 2007 .
 * Works Consulted:**

"Character List." __The Canterbury Tales__. Sparknotes. 29 Nov 2007// .

Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The General Prologue." __The Canterbury Tales__. Electronic Text Center of the University of Virginia Library. 26 Nov 2007 .

Peer review by Jessica Engel