Our Merchant is on a pilgrimage,
less than two months after marriage.
How sad is that? But maybe it helps
to explain the theme of his tale.
A sorry knight is blinded, and soon
loses his way with his young wife - in more
ways than one! She seizes an opportunity
with the squire, even taking to a tree with
him to escape the blundering fool`s searches.
But then the old man is given back his sight,
(some say that when the Gods want to punish you,
they answer your prayers).
Yet even in discovery his wife has the perfect answer, even scolding
him for his ingratitude. The cunning of women overcomes all!
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