<P> The painting Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Breugel the Elder illustrates many of the themes in this story including a shot - window in use, a man with his backside on fire, a falling through a basket from a roof, pious hypocrisy, and cuckolding . </P> <P> In an episode of the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Amy told a portion of the Miller's Tale (recited in the original Middle English) when Bernadette dared her to tell a dirty story . According to Amy, it was the dirtiest story she knew . </P>

Summary of the miller's tale by geoffrey chaucer