Pardoner's Tale
- Once upon a time in Flanders, there was a group of young people who loved vices like troublemaking, gambling, brothels, and taverns.
- With harps, lutes, and guitars they dance and play dice day and night.
- They also eat and drink way more than they need; they're total gluttons, which is like worshipping the devil.
- They curse like you wouldn't believe.
- They rip apart our Lord's body with all their swearing, like the Jews hadn't tortured him enough.
- They think it's all just hilarious.
- Then come beautiful dancing-girls, fruit-sellers, harp-singers, bawds, and cake-sellers.
- They're all the devil's assistants, ramping up the gluttony and lechery.
- If you read the Bible, you'll see that wine and drunkenness always lead to lust.