Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood and the Tinker
NowbythebrighteyesofNano’theMill,andbymineownnameandthat’sWato’theCrabstaff,andbymineownmother’sson,andthat’smyself,willI,evenI,Wato’theCrabstaff,meetthissamesturdyrogue,andginhemindnotthesealofourglorioussovereignKingHarry,andthewarrantofthegoodSheriffofNottinghamshire,Iwillsobruise,beat,andbemaulhispatethatheshallnevermovefingerortoeagain!Hearyethat,bullyboys?"
"Nowartthouthemanformyfarthing,"criedthemessenger."AndbackthougoestwithmetoNottinghamTown."
"Nay,"quoththeTinker,shakinghisheadslowlyfromsidetoside."GoIwithnomanginitbenotwithmineownfreewill."
"Nay,nay,"saidthemessenger,"nomanisthereinNottinghamshirecouldmaketheegoagainstthywill,thoubravefellow."
"Ay,thatbeIbrave,"saidtheTinker.
"Ay,marry,"saidthemessenger,"thouartabravelad;butourgoodSheriffhathofferedfourscoreangelsofbrightgoldtowhosoevershallservethewarrantuponRobinHood;thoughlittlegoodwillitdo."
"ThenIwillgowiththee,lad.DobutwaittillIgetmybagandhammer,andmycudgel.Ay,let’mebutmeetthissameRobinHood,andletmeseewhetherhewillnotmindtheKing’swarrant."So,afterhavingpaidtheirscore,themessenger,withtheTinkerstridingbesidehisnag,startedbacktoNottinghamagain.
Onebrightmorningsoonafterthistime,RobinHoodstartedofftoNottinghamTowntofindwhatwasa-doingthere,walkingmerrilyalongtheroadsidewherethegrasswassweetwithdaisies,hiseyeswanderingandhisthoughtsalso.
