astrological sciences, Nicholas. Nicholas falls in love with Alisoun and one day when John is out for some work, Nicholas begs Alisoun to love him, even grabs her from her hips and finally manages to convince Alisoun to sleep with him. Alisoun is sceptical about this idea for John is highly possessive and protective about her. But Nicholas thinks he can fool him. Another scholar Absolon also falls for Alisoun. But she refuses his proposal as she loves Nicholas.  Nicholas convinces John that according to his readings, a massive flood will drown everything. To protect themselves, they should hang three tubs to the ceiling and when flood comes, they cut the rope and float with water. But at night, after John falls asleep, Nicholas and Alisoun come down and make love. Meanwhile, Absolon comes and asks Alisoun to kiss her. But all he gets is a kiss of her ass and fart in face from Nicholas. He takes revenge by burning Nicholas ass to which Nicholas cries "help! water!" John thinks it’s the flood and cuts the rope, and breaks his arm. No one in the neighbourhood believes his “flood”story and even Alisoun and Nicholas act as if he is mad. Everyone laughts at John and he comes out as the ultimate loser.

Miller is drunk, his tale is somewhat indecent and makes fun of the courtly love bawdily. Chaucer has decided a tale that depicts Miller's character perfectly. The miller's tale parodises the courtely love tradition of the knights into something farcical. Moreover, through the readings of the scholar and understandings of John, there is also a satire projected on the blind Catholism followed at his times.

The plot of The Miller's tale is a hilarious lovers triangle between Alsion, her boarder Nicholas and  a parish clerk named Absalom.  The plot is further complicated by the presence of Alison's husband John.  Nicholas and Alsin launch a crazy plot convincing John that there is going to be a flood and that they will die unless they follow his instructions to set up tubs to float away in.  Once John falls asleep in the tubs, the lovers have their tryst.  Contributing to the hilarity, Absalom comes to call and begs for a kiss from Alison, and she complies but not in the way that Absalom expects.  In the end all three of the men look ridiculous in their machinations to have Alison.