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I chose a Jester because they're funny just like [[image:jester.jpg width="153" height="282" align="right"]]me
__** About my Jester **__

**Name:** Stan Stanminson **Age:** 19 **Gender:** Male **Marital Status:** Single **Location:** Manchester, England **Religion:** Catholic **Role in Feudal Society:** Low - Middle Class **Reason:** The reason I chose a jester is because they are funny like me and could get away with things that nobody else could. **Activities:** Jokes, playing music and gymnastics **Education Level:** None **Occupation:** to entertain the king and other royalty




 * __ A Day in the Life of Stan Stanminson __**

I wake up in the morning in my small room in the castle. I have to wake up early before the king gets up. I get dressed into my pointy shoes,   ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ my belled hat and my bright clothes. I have to be dressed to walk around the castle in case the king sees me. When he's awake my job is to entertain him. I go downstairs to the kitchen and get my breakfast. I eat some bread and cheese and I'm ready for work. My friend Jeffrey Breadmaker makes the best bread in town. I get prepared for the king by practicing my juggling and jokes. When he wakes up I entertain him while he eats his breakfast. He thinks it ﻿helps him digest his food. I make fun of the servants and make faces behind their backs. That makes the king laugh. I steal some bread from the kings table and juggle it for him. When I'm done I hide a piece in my pocket for later.

Court will be in session soon so the king goes to get ready. I use this time to practice playing my flute so I'll be ready when the noblemen and other guests come. The king told me we have a lot of people coming before the court today: two criminals, a couple wanting to get married, and lots of people with complaints. As the nobles of the court arrive I dance and sing for them in the Great Hall. The king is not sure what to do with one of the criminals, the pickpocket. I tell him to cut off his hand so he can't steal anymore. So he did!

It's time for lunch. I play my flute for the king and his visitors. After lunch, I change clothes and eat some leftover stew. The king is going hunting so I have the afternoon off. I run to visit my mother in the village. She is a seamstress. It has been a long time since I have seen her. I told her about everything that is going on at the castle and I gave her the bread I took at breakfast. She likes Jeffrey Breadmaker's bread too. I left my mom and went back to the castle.

When I got back to the castle I changed into clean jester clothes and got ready to entertain at dinner. I performed a new act where I juggle and pretend to drop a ball. I slip on the ball and fall face first into the king's food. He laughed so hard. He invited me to sit right next to him and eat with him. It was delicious food. We had meat, fruit, bread and cheese. It's been a busy day. After dinner I'm tired and go straight up to bed so I'll be rested for tomorrow. It's hard coming up with new jokes every day.

I am a jester and there are advantages and disadvantages to my job. The advantages are that I get to live in the castle and eat with the king. I also get to wear cool costumes and can act as silly as I want. I get to say things about the king and other nobles that nobody else can.The king always tells me his secrets that nobdy else knows. It makes me feel special because I'm the only one he trusts to keep his secrets. There are a couple disadvantages too. If the king doesn't think I'm funny, he could have me executed. I also don't have much time to myself because I'm always entertaining the king and his guests. So I don't get to spend much time with my family. I don't really have a place in the feudal system. I'm not considered a lord or a peasant, but I'm somewhere in the middle. The biggest disadvantage of being a jester is that a lot of people don't respect me very much because of my job. They think of me as a clown. My rights as a jester are: saying and doing anything I want to, having a roof over my head and free meals. My responsibilities are simple: to entertain the king and his guests whenever he wants me to and to keep his secrets.
 * __ I Wish I Were a Knight __**

I ﻿wish I were a knight sometimes because everyone respects how brave and strong knights are. I would finally get the respect I deserve and be called Sir Stan Stanminson. Other advantages to being a knight are being able to carry a weapon and learning how to joust. That seems like a lot of fun and a good way to protect yourself. The job of a knight is very important since they are the protectors of the king and the castle. The coolest part of the job would be riding on a horse. Disadvantages to being a knight are that they have to be way too serious all the time. I don't like being serious, ever. It also seems like a pretty dangerous job. I wouldn't like losing a battle or dying. Wearing all that armor in hot weather wouldn't be fun either. The rights of a knight include being allowed to carry weapons and to own land. The responsbilities are to protect the king and castle and stay in good fighting shape. It sounds like a really good job, but I think I'll stick with what I do best, being a jester.

Stan Stanminson the Jester is a really funny and silly person. He has to be to keep the king entertained. He is also good looking and very smart. He is well liked around the castle since he keeps everyone smiling. Stan is loyal to the king. He keeps all the kings secrets and helps him make hard decisions sometimes. The king has a hard time trusting anyone else.
 * __ Modern Day Knight __**

I think the modern day person that is most like a jester is Will Ferrell. He is most like Stan Stanminson because he is very funny, likes to make people laugh, and he's not afraid to wear funny clothes. He gets paid to make people laugh just like a jester. Sometimes he even sings and dances too. Another way he's like a jester is that he probably isn't taken too seriously because everyone always expects him to be funny. That's what he's known for.

One of the shortcomings of Will Ferrell is that he's so famous that he can't go anywhere with his family without being crowded by people wanting his picture or autograph. It must be hard to not have any peace and quiet. Stan Stanminson doesn't have that problem. He is known around the castle and by people who visit the castle, but he is not known around the world like Will Ferrell. Another shortcoming of Will Ferrell is that he has so much money that he has to always be worried about people trying to steal from him. He is also in his forties and has less of his life to live than Stan Stanminson. Stan is only 19.