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Little John Turns Barefoot Friar
ThetwobrothersgloweredatLittleJohnwhenhesopushedhimselfbetwixtthem,thentheydrewasfarawayfromhimastheycould,sothattheyeomanwalkedinthemiddleoftheroad,whiletheyrodeonthefootpathoneithersideoftheway.Astheysowentaway,theTinker,thePeddler,andtheBeggarranskippingoutintothemiddleofthehighway,eachwithapotinhishand,andlookedafterthemlaughing.
Whiletheywereinsightofthoseattheinn,thebrotherswalkedtheirhorsessoberly,notcaringtomakeillmattersworsebyseemingtorunawayfromLittleJohn,fortheycouldnotbutthinkhowitwouldsoundinfolks’earswhentheyheardhowthebrethrenofFountainAbbeyscamperedawayfromastrollingfriar,liketheUglyOne,whentheblessedSaintDunstanloosedhisnosefromthered-hottongswherehehadhelditfast;butwhentheyhadcrossedthecrestofthehillandtheinnwaslosttosight,quoththefatBrothertothethinBrother,"BrotherAmbrose,hadwenotbettermendourpace?"
"Whytruly,gossip,"spokeupLittleJohn,"methinksitwouldbewelltoboilourpotalittlefaster,forthedayispassingon.Soitwillnotjoltthyfattoomuch,onward,sayI."
Atthisthetwofriarssaidnothing,buttheyglaredagainonLittleJohnwithbalefullooks;then,withoutanotherword,theycluckedtotheirhorses,andbothbrokeintoacanter.
