Geoffrey Chaucer told a marvelous...
Geoffrey Chaucer told a marvelous tale of a trickster getting tricked. Actually, he had the
pardoner tell it; it's part of the Canterbury Tales. In the "Pardoner's Tale," three
revelers decide to seek out death and destroy it. On the way they discover a basket of
gold. The youngest lout is sent to get wine, food, and water. While he is away, he
schemes to kill his two companions, and to that end, poisons the wine. Unbeknownst to
him, his companions decide to kill him and divide his portion of the gold between
