The wife of bath : folk tale
A folk tale has to be realistic and has to have peasants.The wife of bath is the perfect example is of a folk tale. There is a old peasant lady. There are common town folk that gather for Sir Codbrains execution. Sir codsbrain learns that loving someone that looks ugly can do deeds.Sir codsbrain in the end kisses the old lady this tells us you should never mess around with strangers. it is also a folk tale because it is set in a plain and a castle. The old lady uses her power to transform into a young woman. Because of all this the wife of bath is a normal and proper folk.Which makes the wife of bath a folk tale