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The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
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Introduce the hero ------ the cock He was called Chantecleer. His crowing was more regular than a clock or a church bell. He was very handsome bird. He had a red comb on his head, a shining black beak, blue legs and golden feathers which shone like fire. He has seven wives. The prettiest was called Lady Pertelot.
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Introduce Lady Pertelot She was the prettiest. She was polite, friendly and wise. She had loved Chantecleer since she was seven-day-old chick and she was his favourite wife.
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Intoduce fox He was a sly fox with black tips on his ears and tail in the yard.
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What other animals and birds did the widow have? pig sheep cow three one three
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What did Chantecleer dream about? He dreamt that a horrible monster wanted to catch him and eat him. Did Pertelot agree about the dream ? What did she think about the dream? No, she didn’t believe the dream is true. She thought the dream were nothing.Dreams were the result of eating too much late at night.
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Did the dream happen? Yes, it happened. Why did the fox come to the farmyard? He was waiting for the right time to run out and catch Chantecleer, the fat cock.
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What happened when Chantecleer closed his eyes to sing ? What happened when the fox opened his mouth to speak? The fox jumped. He caught Chantecleer by the neck, threw him over his back,and ran off towards the forest. The fox got free. He flew high into the trees and sat on a branch looking down the fox.
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The key words : Cock(Chantecleer) hen(Lady Pertelot) dream fox cheat the cock caught the cock by the neck the fox opened his mouth the cock got free.
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Many years ago, there was a poor widow. She had two daughters and some animals. In them, there was a cock called Chantecleer. He had seven wives. The prettiest one was Pertelot. They lived a happy life. But one day he had a terrible dream. He dreamed that a horrible monster wanted to catch him and eat him. He told it to Pertelot. But she didn’t believe it’s true. And she suggested Chantecleer to forget the dream. They enjoyed the sunshine together. But there was a fox hided in the yard. He waited the right time. He cheated the cock he wanted to listen the cock’s beautiful voice. When the cock closed his eyes to sing. The fox jumped and caught the cock by the neck. The cock would die. Then the cock spoke to the fox.The fox opened his mouth. When he opened the mouth, the cock got free. The summary of the tale
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nose mouth eyebrow What’s the names of the parts of the face
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finsfangs claws fur tail whiskers antennae scales wings comb beak feathers
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Homework: 1.Do dreams come true? 2.Does all the bad luck in the world come from women? 3.Does the story teach us anything?
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