an old guy named death
its about greed
an death that follows
its with 3 men
its like 12th grade reading
an its set in liek 14-1600
think it was orignaly latin
the cover is a dead tree with a pot of gold
an old hood figure
of death
some thing some thing de morte lol
it was 11th or 12th grade required reading
of a short story
of 3 guys who come across an old man
an a pot of gold
an the old man is death
an he warns them
that being greddy will kill them preety much
an they end up killin each other
for the gold
an the old man laughs
an sits under the dead tree with his gold

I know that's vague
but does that ring a bell for anyone??

thankyou

d

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pardon ... e_and_Tale

more of a folktale

Or you could say it's from the (incomplete) book, "The Canterbury Tales".

old english does feel that way sometimes!

I must say, I am the best damn researcher this side of kick-ass Wisconsin. All I do is google "three men kill each other over a pot of gold" and I find the answer.


NSA and CIA are fighting over me as I type.

Bravo!
Thank you

d

this is bringing flashbacks about my chaucer class in college

so I can't find my book anywhere, do you know which story it is?

d

pardoner's

had I read this whole thread, I could have figured that out...

ha

thank you for making up for my laziness..

d