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Little John Turns Barefoot Friar
HereLittleJohnstoppedandsetdownthebaskets,forhedidnotcaretogointothetownlestheshould,perchance,meetsomeoftheSheriff’smen."Alas!sweetchucks,"quothhe,"hereImustleaveyou.Ihadnotthoughttocomethisway,butIamgladthatIdidso.Now,erewepart,wemustdrinksweetfriendship."Sosaying,heunslungtheleathernpottlefromtheendofhisstaff,and,drawingthestoppertherefrom,hehandedittothelasswhohadcarriedhisstaff,firstwipingthemouthofthepottleuponhissleeve.Theneachlasstookafairdrinkofwhatwaswithin,andwhenithadpassedallaround,LittleJohnfinishedwhatwasleft,sothatnotanotherdropcouldbesqueezedfromit.Then,kissingeachlasssweetly,hewishedthemallgoodden,andleftthem.Butthemaidsstoodlookingafterhimashewalkedawaywhistling."Whatapity,"quothone,"thatsuchastout,lustyladshouldbeinholyorders."
"Marry,"quothLittleJohntohimself,ashestrodealong,"yonwasnosuchillhappening;SaintDunstansendmemoreofthelike."
Afterhehadtrudgedalongforatimehebegantowaxthirstyagaininthewarmthoftheday.Heshookhisleathernpottlebesidehisear,butnotasoundcametherefrom.Thenheplacedittohislipsandtiltedithighaloft,butnotadropwasthere."LittleJohn!LittleJohn!"saidhesadlytohimself,shakinghisheadthewhile,"womanwillbethyruinyet,ifthoudostnottakebettercareofthyself.
