Create your own prologue to The Canterbury Tales. Your's will be called "The Colfax Tales." You are about to go on a journey with at least three other pilgrims. You may go where you like with whomever you like.
1. You must include a description of at least THREE other pilgrims in addition to a description of yourself. Follow Chaucer's format in that you describe not only the pilgrims' physical appearances, but also their characters.
2. Tell where you are going and why you are going there. How did you come to travel together? What are you going to do to pass the time while traveling?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
"The Colfax Tales"
ReplyDeleteI am going on a trip to Green Bay with Bartholomew, Eleanor, and Myles.
Bartholomew is a short stocky guy with a peppered mustache. He has a messy appearance. He wears raggedy clothes with shoes that have holes in them. He is actually a very wealthy guy, but he doesn't like to show it. He is a very nice man.
Eleanor is a very eloquent lady. She wears blue dresses with silk gloves. When we got in to Myles car she was complaining about how dirty it was. She is a snotty girl, but she means well.
Now Myles on the other hang is tall dark and handsome. He's a hunk. Not only is he good looking, he is a sweet heart. He would give you the shirt off his back.
We all meet at Pleasant Valley one day when we were buying pumpkins and realized we all wanted to go to a packer game in Green Bay.So we meet up on a Friday night and began our journey. On the way we listened to music and sang. We made a few "pit stops" along the way to eat and use the restroom.We told ghost stories and jokes to pass some time. We also slept on our way to Green Bay so when we got there we were all ready to have some fun.
One sunny Colfax day, some kids came out to play. Mary, Dirtball, and Dude and I decided to go on an adventure.
ReplyDeleteI am a simple girl. I like to give my hair a twirl. I mind my own beeswax and stay focused. My hair is the color of the sun and I could give you quite the run. I wear my cheer uniform to show my spirit never gets low. I am kind and would give anyone a hand.
Mary is a sweet lass, never gave anyone sass. She did what she was told and she had a face that would never grow old. She wore the newest and fanciest trends. Her clothes she would never lend. She wasn’t greedy though, don’t get me wrong. She would do anything ever to help out a chap. She was more into flirting and couldn’t get her mind out of that.
Dirtball is opposite of his name. Very well mannered and being clean is his game. He is funny and goofy and always had a good time. He was very good looking, made the girls sigh “oh my!”
Dude is complex and very shy. He would barely ever whisper “hi”. He was intelligent and only talked when he needed to. He wore sweat pants and a sweater always, even in 90 degree weather. Most people think he is a fool, but once you get to know him he is actually pretty cool.
Today, on this sunny day, we decided to go to the extreme. Try something exciting and new. Dude had an idea and suggested Peru. Why not we thought and went on our merry way. We decided to walk the whole way and our legs got rather tired. We laughed and did spit balls at other passers. We climbed up trees, explored the valleys and all the fancy scenes. Peru was hot and beautiful!!
There once were four best friends that did everything together. Their names were Maggie, Mandy, and Melissa. My name is Meghan, I always try to keep a smile on my face, and help anyone who needs it. I live with my family, and can't wait for the future. My best friend is Maggie, she is so funny! She is always there for me if I have a bad day and always puts me in a good mood. Mandy is that friend who listens to my problems, she always has advice to help me through anything. Melissa is the party girl, not the Friday night drinking party, but the careless, load and funny person.
ReplyDeleteOne day, the four of us spontaneously decided to go on a trip. We just leave our little town of 3,000 and head south. We make several stops before we reach the ocean. Once there we go swimming, have picnics on the beach and pick up sea shells. I am so glad I brought my three best friends because we are all so different, but all the same.
There was once four young travelers from Colfax Wisconsin. One travelor was myself, the other three were Tasha, Emily, and Devyn.
ReplyDeleteI am tall and skinny. My eyes are a dark blue and during cloudy days they turn grey. I have blondish red dreadlocks. I am quiet and caring. Tasha is short with long blonde hair. She is from Duluth, visiting me in Colfax. She is fiesty but caring. She would do anything for her friends. Emily, also from Duluth, has dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a space between her front teeth. She is caring and loving. She is religious and would do anything for her family. Devyn is short with dark brown hair and the prettiest blue eyes. She is strong, caring, and a little obnoxious. This is why we love her though.
These four young travelers set out to bring Tasha and Emily back home to Duluth. Devyn has never been to Duluth before, the home of myself. We drive the long three hours and arrive in Duluth. We all stop at Caribou Coffee and visit the lake. Devyn and myself return home to Colfax and show our other companions pictures from our trip. We all had fun listening to music and dancing in the car. Tasha and Emily are greatly missed but Devyn and myself continue to have fun in our small town of Colfax.
I am going on a trip with Ted, Achim, and Wolfgang.
ReplyDeleteTed is rather tall, with reddish freckles on his skin. He has a healthy sense of humor, and uses it quite often. He has many practical ideas that would aid in work for a common life.
Achim has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is also of a rather tall height, with broad muscular shoulders. He is very quiet and only speaks with his most well-known friends. I personally am unaware of his humor or ideas of life, because of his silence. However, I do know that his luck is not the best.
Wolfgang is of a more medium height with fine black hair and brown eyes. He is far more outgoing than Achim, and uses his not so entertaining sense of humor, far too often. He is not very good at knowing his time to speak, and finds himself as the enemy of most conversations, far more than the friend. Except his common knowledge and unusual answers, is most valued, whenever there is a frequently unanswered question.
we headed out, a long way away, to see a show from a popular comedian. We are all a fan of the comedian, and we had a rare opportunity to be able to watch an act in person. In the morning, we all headed for Colfax, were we all got into the same vehicle and started our journey. Ted and me described some of our ideas, while Achim listened, without saying a word of his own. For the most part, we avoided jokes, because Wolfgang would add comments that brought the hilarity of the joke to an end. We all had fun during the show, and we attempted to get as much sleep as we could, for we had to be as well rested as possible for the next morning in Colfax.
One day in a little town called Colfax there were 4 pilgrims. They were to make a trip to Whitecastle for their amazing sliders. The first of these pilgrims was Samme. She was a wild child of sorts, but her temperament was easy going. She liked to have fun and to have a good time. Samme was going because she had skipped lunch. Our second pilgrim was a man named Juan. He was a hard worker and a good guy, and he also liked to have a good time. He was tired and sore, and his body was worn from a hard day of work. He just wanted to kick back and relax but he needed food. The idea of those warm, moist, tasty sliders brought tears to his eyes. The third traveler was named Maxwell. He was a clown of sorts, he was always in a good mood, and it spread to others too. He was kind and caring but took care of buisness when neccesary. Always a good companion to have around. He went to his fridge for some food, but it was bare, so he had no other choice. To WhiteCastle he went. The three meet eachother at a bus stop. Once they started talking they realized they had the same goal, so to whitecatle they went, to stuff their freakin pie holes. Once theyre their hunger was quelled and the three started back to town, out of boredom and nothing to do, they decided to each tell a story or two...
ReplyDeleteThere once together travelled four pilgrims. The first was myself, wearing my favorite purple suede boots, blue jeans, and a very fine jacket. I am the quietest of the quartet, preferring to listen to my companions' tales.
ReplyDeleteIn stark contrast to myself, I travel with a man who is known only as MF and who can tell humorous stories even longer than the velvet overcoat he insists on wearing even in the hottest weather. This is not his first trip far away from home, and he has many trinkets in his heavy trunk from the remotest corners of the world. He loves to speak of his adventures, but will reveal very little about the true nature of his character.
Nobody likes Jed. It's a good thing that Jed is pretty quiet, because we all protest loudly when he opens his mouth. He'll complain that the sun is too bright and whine about the dreary weather when it vanishes behind a cloud. He is very expensively and tastefully dressed and always looks as though he's off to a polo match. His accent is unidentifiable.
Paula Dean has absolutely no connection to the famous southern chef who shares her name. Paula Dean is 7 feet tall and weighs no more than 150 lbs. She is extremely intelligent and is one of the best conversationalists I've ever encountered, but she never smiles. She has better things to do.
We all met at the Railroad Museum. We were its only patrons that day and all discovered our mutual disinterest in railroads about that time. We also discovered that we had all come to the Museum to consider taking a train trip to Hudson Bay. MF said that he was simply continuing his travels, but we all suspect otherwise. Jed had heard that there was a really nice silk tie manufacturer in that area who he wished to visit. Paula Dean wanted to sit on the edge of the bay and contemplate life in pristine wilderness surroundings. I wanted to try surfing in the frigid waters. We all decided to fly instead of take the train and left for the airport together.
Hayden, Clay, Hover and I are going on a trip. We were going to go to Hershey, Pennsvylannia, but that would be dumb. Hayden is a weird fellow. He has a large beard that he hasn't shaved in 30 years. He isn't too fat and he's cute. Clay is a tall young boy. He doesn't like cars or Mark Wahlberg. Hover is by far the best looking man on the earth! He has a beautiful face and a body that will take your breath away. I am really tall and I don't have curly hair. We are going to the World Series to watch the Yankees play the Brewers. We came together by couples. Hayden and Clay met Hover and I to go to the game. On the way to the game, Clay drove..duh! Hayden sat in the front seat with Clay so he could control the music. Hover and I snuggled in the back:) It was amazing! The Brewers won of course..Hover was really happy! The end:)
ReplyDeleteOne day Joe Pecsi, Topanga, Ella, and I were going to take a trip together.
ReplyDeleteJoe Pecsi was not the friendliest looking guy in the world. In fact, most people were scared of him, but it wasn't because he was grotesquely ugly or something. He was short and plump, but he had an air of toughness about him. There was nothing bad about Joe Pecsi as far as his personality goes. Besides his habitual robbing of houses with small Macullay Culkins in them, he was a good guy.
Topanga was the one who was trouble. She had curly locks and was a fairly pretty girl. That didn't make up for her idiocy though. She could never make up her mind about what she wanted. She was a terrible friend as well. All of her friends were guys, and they didn't even like her. Nobody even knew why she was invited to come on the trip, but it was concluded that she came because Joe Pecsi had such a great time with her on their picnic together.
Ella was hardly human, but she had the greatest character in the world. She was always happy and smiling, and she lived to make her best friends happy. Ella had a lot of brown hair and had the prettiest golden eyes. She was probably the most beautiful creature on earth, inside and out. She loved birds and food.
I don't have much to say about myself. I just do my thing.
We decided to take a trip into the woods, because everyone liked Ella the best and that's where Ella wanted to go. Plus, Joe Pecsi and Topanga were kind of into their own thing, so they really didn't care where we went. We all wanted to go together though because we were bored and again, Ella wanted to go. Since it was a really long walk, we decided to listen to Joe Pecsi tell jokes, because I'm guessing he has a great sense of humor.
One day in Colfax, Wisconsin, I decided to take a trip to New York City, New York with Mikap, Lillith and Briester. We plan on going to NYC because we have all had a hankering to shop and get our minds off of things. We have been very good friends for some time now and like to take road trips. While we travel, we will rock out to our favorite music such as Hannah Montana, JB, and many other songs. We will be snacking on gummy bears, cookies, gardettos, and drinking Arizona Tea and assorted juice boxes. We aren't worried about running out either because we got a ton of everything.
ReplyDeleteMikap is a medium height, darker skinned woman with thin dark eyes and jet black hair. She isn't dumb but she isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer either. She likes to speak her mind, but never intends on being mean. She is a sweet girl who loves to gossip. She is very wealthy and will help any friend in need.
Lillith is a short woman with light skin and light caramel hair. She is sassy and doesn't like to be told what to do. She isn't mean, but you don't want to get on her bad side. She likes to lie about small things, but it really isn't a huge deal. She isn't wealthy but she isn't poor either. She doesn't ask for much but she wont't ever turn down recieving something.
Briester is a tall woman. She isn't heafty, but has a rather cute plumpiness to her. She has short auburn colored hair and wears spectacles apon her face. She is well off with money that she inherited from her parents who have sadly passed many years ago. She can be a snotty girl when she doesn't get her way, but otherwise she is pretty nice.
Greg, Clay, Dalton, and I are on a journey to Hershey, Pennsilvania. Dalton is a short, nice person with long brown dreadlocks. He is a stud and gets a lot of nice women. Greg is the shortes out of everyone and has blonde, extremely curly hair. He is a good man though. Clay is pretty tall and tan. He also gets a lot of nice women also. I am the most studley out of all of them. I am six foot, 15 inches tall and jacked. I am a nice fellow. We are going to Hershey because its amazing and it smells like chocolate. To pass the time we will sing songs very loud. We came together to travel because we are studs. Duh. The End.
ReplyDeleteI would never be traveling with more than 2 people including myself. That's just outrageous. I would be traveling with Alicia and myself. THAT. IS. ALL. Alicia is obviously the most gorgeous one out of the two of us and has the best character traits because she is kind and caring. On the other hand, I am just whatever. I swear a lot and have a terrible outlook on most things in life. But it's okay. We are going to California to get the heck away from this gross place. We go there and meet a lot of hotties on Pacific Beach (again). And that's all because just being on Pacific Beach is enough to make us happy. The end.
ReplyDelete