Animals In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

Why does Chaucer give animals human characteristics? Why does he give them human actions, emotions, almost? There’s a simple reason. We grasps concepts better when they are told in story form. For example, fairy tales used to be to warn children, to prepare them, for the dangers, the atrocities of this world. Stories about a big bad wolf, or a slow, but determined turtle, teach us things. They are easily told, easily understood. These concepts of animals having human actions has been around forever. In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, we hear the story of a destitute widow and her overconfident rooster. He struts around, thinking that he’s the boss of the hens, and is considered one of the wealthiest (if not the most respected and wealthy) roosters