THE TALE（第3页）

thushadthiswidowherlittlesony-taught

ourblissfullady，christestherdear，

toworshipaye，andheforgotitnot;

forsely*childwillalwayssoonelear.***innocent**learn

butayewhenirememberonthismattere，

saintnicholas

standseverinmypresence;

forhesoyoungtochristdidreverence.

thislittlechildhislittlebooklearning，

ashesatintheschoolathisprimere，

healmaredemptoris

heardesing，

aschildrenlearnedtheirantiphonere;

andashedurst，hedrewhimnereandnere，**nearer

andhearkendayethewordesandthenote，

tillhethefirsteverseknewallbyrote

noughtwisthewhatthislatinwastosay，**meant

forhesoyoungandtenderwasofage;

butonadayhisfellowganhepray

toexpoundhimthissonginhislanguage，

ortellhimwhythissongwasinusage:

thispraydhehimtoconstrueanddeclare，

fulloftentimeuponhiskneesbare.

hisfellow，whichthatelderwasthanhe，

answerdhimthus:"thissong，ihaveheardsay，

wasmakedofourblissfulladyfree，

hertosa露te，andekehertopray

ourwhenwedey.**die

icannoreexpoundinthismattere:

ilearnesong，iknowbutsmallgrammere."