Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Turns Beggar
ThreeblowstheBeggarstruck,yetneveronetouchedsomuchasahairofRobin’shead.ThenstoutRobinsawhischance,and,ereyoucouldcountthree,Riccon’sstaffwasoverthehedge,andRicconhimselflayuponthegreengrasswithnomoremotionthanyoucouldfindinanemptypuddingbag.
"Hownow!"quothmerryRobin,laughing."Wiltthouhavemyhideormymoney,sweetchuck?"Buttothistheotheransweredneveraword.ThenRobin,seeinghisplight,andthathewasstunnedwiththeblow,ran,stilllaughing,andbroughttheskinofaleandpouredsomeofitontheBeggar’sheadandsomedownhisthroat,sothatpresentlyheopenedhiseyesandlookedaroundasthoughwonderingwhyhelayuponhisback.
ThenRobin,seeingthathehadsomewhatgatheredthewitsthathadjustbeenrappedoutofhishead,said,"Now,goodfellow,wiltthouchangeclotheswithme,orshallIhavetotaptheeagain?Herearetwogoldenangelsifthouwiltgivemefreelyallthyragsandbagsandthycapandthings.Ifthougivestthemnotfreely,ImuchfearmeIshallhaveto—"andhelookedupanddownhisstaff.
ThenRicconsatupandrubbedthebumponhiscrown."Now,outuponit!"quothhe."Ididthinktodrubtheesweetly,fellow.Iknownothowitis,butIseem,asitwere,tohaveboughtmorebeerthanIcandrink.IfImustgiveupmyclothes,Imust,butfirstpromiseme,bythywordasatrueyeoman,thatthouwilttakenoughtfrommebutmyclothes.
