The Canterbury Tales Simpsons Style

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The Canterbury TalesSimpsons Style

• By TJ Wiesler
• Per 5

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• Sit and let me tell you a tale of old
• Of a few people with skin colored gold
• In Springfield they live, a town you might know
• Hopefully you do if youve seen the show
• But Ill get to that later, Im getting ahead
• Would you like to hear the story instead?
• All of these folks, in Moes Tavern did meet
• To discuss the problem laid at their feet
• An old man seizing power once again
• And here is where the real story begins

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• The first person there was of course Moe
• Serving a beer to some average Joe
• He knew the regulars soon would be in
• Causing havoc and creating a din
• His head was quite large for a rather short man
• His nose was flat, as if bashed with a pan
• On the side of his head, small his ears grew
• He was quite skilled in pouring a brew
• He had a bow tie with an apron to match
• And as I walked in the bar, my name he did catch

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• Also there was old Montgomery Burns
• Who owned the power plant in town, I learned
• He also happened to be the richest man
• Ever to roam the streets of Springfield land
• He was the oldest of all the town folk
• He looked at any time ready to croak
• In World War II he was a Hell Fish
• But he was usually hiding inside a ditch
• He tried quite often to take over Springfield
• But the towns people always refused to yield

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• Barney Gumble was one of great girth
• With a beer in his hand, he was down to earth
• A good friend of Homer for many years
• Homer first introduced him to beer
• Barneys usual place was on a bar stool
• There were very few who though the was cool
• He looked rather sloppy, his hair never combed
• He spent most of his time at home alone
• His main accessory was a beer
• For without one he was filled with fear

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• Homer Simpson then walked into the bar
• As you know, of this show he is the star
• He had a bald head with two lone hairs
• For such a well known man, he had few cares
• He worked at the power plant for Mr. Burns
• He was the safety inspector I learned
• He also had a wife and three kids
• And his sisters-in-law he tried to rid
• He once traveled into outer space
• But he ended up breaking the ant case

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• Grampa Simpson soon did appear
• And towards everything he showed great fear
• He once was the captain of the Hell Fish
• He almost killed Hitler, but Burns made him miss
• Now he lives in the old folks home
• Waiting for someone to call on the phone
• Abe was his first name, and he was quite old
• And because of his age, his skin did fold
• Homer Simpson was his only son
• He just wished that Homer wasnt so dumb

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• Otto was the next one to arrive
• He wore a head set a school bus he did drive
• All of the kids thought that Otto was cool
• Even though he was some sort of a fool
• He once lived at Bart Simpsons house
• But he was not quiet as a mouse
• He was constantly hassled by the man
• For all that he wanted to do was jam
• I guess that theres not a whole lot to say
• But I need to fill this line anyway

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• Police Chief Wiggum then came to the bar
• He arrived in, you guessed it, a police car
• With a doughnut in one hand, coffee the other
• When roaming Springfield, criminals he smothered
• He had a large waist, of this you can see
• If you knew him, he was rather friendly
• He wore a uniform that was quite blue
• But if you looked closely, he had some small
  shoes
• He had a son Ralph who wasnt so bright
• Ralph was not one to get into a fight

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• Krusty the Clown was the last to arrive
• Earning money was his greatest strive
• He has a pacemaker from a heart attack
• For stress was upon him a while back
• He had a pale head and a round, red nose
• He had long, green hair and some clown clothes
• Smoking cigarettes helped to relieve stress
• For creating new shows he was hard pressed
• He once was framed for robbing the Kwik-E-Mart
• But that plan was foiled by Bart

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• So thats all there is, theres no more to tell
• I hope all of this came trough like a bell
• All of these people came for a drink that night
• But instead were filled to the brim with fright
• For Mr. Burns told them all of his plan
• To take over Springfield once again
• But Homer stood up and said, Hell no!
• So Mr. Burns decided to go
• And thats all that I have to say
• Hopefully this project will get me an A