THE TALE（第1页）

attrompington，notfarfromcantebrig，*

*cambridge

theregoesabrook，andoverthatabrig，

uponthewhichebrooktherestandsamill:

andthisis*verysooth*thatiyoutell.*pletetruth*

amillerwastheredwellingmanyaday，

asanypeacockhewasproudandgay:

pipenhecould，andfish，andtesbete*，*prepar

andturnecups，andwrestlewell，andshete*.*shoot

ayebyhisbelthebarealongpavade*，*poniard

andofhisswordfulltrenchantwastheblade.

ajollypopper*bareheinhispouch;*er

therewasnomanforperildursthimtouch.

asheffieldwhittle*bareheinhishose.*smallknif

roundwashisface，andcamuse*washisnose.*flat

aspilled*asanapeswashisskull.*peeled，bald.

hewasamarket-beter*atthefull.*brawler

e*，*lay

e*.*sufferthepenalty

athiefhewas，forsooth，ofcornandmeal，

andthatasly，andusedwelltosteal.

hisnamewas*hotendeinoussimekin**called"disdainfulsimkin"*

awifehehadde，eofnoblekin:

theparsonofthetownherfatherwas.

withherhegavefullmanyapanofbrass，

forthatsimkinshouldinhisbloodally.

shewasy-fosterdinanunnery:

forsimkinwouldenowife，ashesaid，

butshewerewelly-nourishd，andamaid，

tosavenhisestateandyeomanry:

andshewasproud，andpertasisapie*.*magpie