Word Count : 451

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These lines are taken from Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales*, specifically from “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale,” a satirical and allegorical beast fable written in Middle English. The tale blends humor, wit, and social commentary and uses anthropomorphic animals to reflect human follies. In this passage, the hen Pertelote is speaking to the rooster Chauntecleer. The lines in modern English read roughly as: *"Now, sir,” she said, “when we flee from the beams (of the stars), for God's love, take some laxative. Upon the peril of my soul and life, I counsel you the best; I will not lie.”* Here, Pertelote is responding to Chauntecleer, who has just described a terrifying dream he _____ ___ ______ _______ _______ _______ ___ _________ _____.
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