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What type of story does the nun’s priest tell?

an anecdote
a parable
a fable
a biblical tale

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If this a reference to 'The Nun's Priest's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer, the correct answer is fable. More specifically, a bestiary, or beast fable. The definition of this particular literary form is a fable within which animals take on anthropomorphic traits.
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