George Peele's The Old Wives' Tale: A Retelling

This is an easy-to-read retelling of George Peele's "THE OLD WIVES' TALE." It is a play within a play. An old wife tells a fairy tale to visitors. As she tells the tale, the characters come to life and act out the fairy tale.

George Peele was the Elizabethan playwright who wrote these plays:

THE ARRAIGNMENT OF PARIS
THE BATTLE OF ALCAZAR
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA
EDWARD I
THE OLD WIVES' TALE

He also may have co-written TITUS ANDRONICUS with William Shakespeare.

BONUS:

An easy-to-read retelling in modern English of THE JESTS OF GEORGE PEELE by an anonymous author.
In Elizabethan England, a "jest" is a notable deed.

Most of the jests depict M. Peele as dissolute; however, one jest -- helping an impoverished friend to get supper -- may be considered a good deed.