What medicine did Pertelote suggest for Chaunticleer s nightmare In The Nun s Priest s Tale Geoffrey Chaucer - mixes humor and wisdom through talking animals When Chauntecleer dreams of a beast in the widow s farmyard his wife Pertelote laughs at him She calls his fear silly and gives him her medical advice Pertelote s Reaction to the Dream Early morning in the widow s cottage Chauntecleer groans after a fearful dream of a fox Pertelote becomes angry She calls him a coward She says I kan nat love a coward I can not love a coward She thinks dreams come from the body not from fate She believes there is no meaning in dreams Her practical mind turns to medicine Her Herbal Medicine Advice Pertelote behaves like a village doctor She says Chauntecleer s dream is the result of overeating She advises him Taak som laxatyf Take some