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How Robin Hood Came to Be an Outlaw

           Thenonecameforwardwhohadbeenchosentoplaythepriestbecausehehadabaldcrown,andinhishandhecarriedabrimmingpotofale."Now,whobringeththisbabe?"askedherightsoberly.

           "ThatdoI,"answeredWillStutely.

           "Andwhatnamecallestthouhim?"

           "LittleJohncallIhim."

           "NowLittleJohn,"quoththemockpriest,"thouhastnotlivedheretofore,butonlygottheealongthroughtheworld,buthenceforththouwiltliveindeed.WhenthoulivedstnotthouwastcalledJohnLittle,butnowthatthoudostliveindeed,LittleJohnshaltthoubecalled,sochristenIthee."AndattheselastwordsheemptiedthepotofaleuponLittleJohn’shead.

           ThenallshoutedwithlaughterastheysawthegoodbrownalestreamoverLittleJohn’sbeardandtricklefromhisnoseandchin,whilehiseyesblinkedwiththesmartofit.Atfirsthewasofamindtobeangrybutfoundhecouldnot,becausetheothersweresomerry;sohe,too,laughedwiththerest.ThenRobintookthissweet,prettybabe,clothedhimallanewfromtoptotoeinLincolngreen,andgavehimagoodstoutbow,andsomadehimamemberofthemerryband.

           AndthusitwasthatRobinHoodbecameoutlawed;thusabandofmerrycompanionsgatheredabouthim,andthushegainedhisright-handman,LittleJohn;andsotheprologueends.AndnowIwilltellhowtheSheriffofNottinghamthreetimessoughttotakeRobinHood,andhowhefailedeachtime.

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