# Chanticleer — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Chanticleer in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0065-the-nun-s-priest-s-tale

## Who they are

A magnificent rooster whose pride in his crowing and his seven hens is troubled by a dream of a lurking beast in the yard.

## In the story

### [The Nun's Priest's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-nun-s-priest-s-tale)

The proud and handsome rooster whose dream of a fox leads to his near-capture.

### [The Nun's Priest's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale)

The proud rooster who has a prophetic dream and is tricked by a fox.

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