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The main character in the story is a rooster called Chauntecleer (often written as "Chanticleer" in Modern English translations). A cunning fox uses flattery to gain Chauntecleer's trust and tricks the rooster into putting himself into a vulnerable position, at which point the fox snatches him and carries him away in his mouth. Chauntecleer, however, avoids being eaten by playing a trick on the fox in turn. The narrator of the tale is supposed to be a priest attached to a convent.

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  • The Nun's Priest's Tale
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  • The main character in the story is a rooster called Chauntecleer (often written as "Chanticleer" in Modern English translations). A cunning fox uses flattery to gain Chauntecleer's trust and tricks the rooster into putting himself into a vulnerable position, at which point the fox snatches him and carries him away in his mouth. Chauntecleer, however, avoids being eaten by playing a trick on the fox in turn. The narrator of the tale is supposed to be a priest attached to a convent.
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  • The main character in the story is a rooster called Chauntecleer (often written as "Chanticleer" in Modern English translations). A cunning fox uses flattery to gain Chauntecleer's trust and tricks the rooster into putting himself into a vulnerable position, at which point the fox snatches him and carries him away in his mouth. Chauntecleer, however, avoids being eaten by playing a trick on the fox in turn. The narrator of the tale is supposed to be a priest attached to a convent.
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