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Robin Hood and the Tinker
"Nowyieldthee,"quoththeTinker,"forthouartmycaptive;andifthoudonot,Iwillbeatthypatetoapudding."
TothisRobinHoodmadenoanswer,but,clappinghishorntohislips,heblewthreeblasts,loudandclear.
"Ay,"quoththeTinker,"blowthoumayest,butgothoumustwithmetoNottinghamTown,fortheSheriffwouldfainseetheethere.Nowwiltthouyieldthee,orshallIhavetobreakthyprettyhead?"
"AnImustdrinksourale,Imust,"quothRobin,"butneverhaveIyieldedmetomanbefore,andthatwithoutwoundormarkuponmybody.Nor,whenIbethinkme,willIyieldnow.Ho,mymerrymen!Comequickly!"
ThenfromouttheforestleapedLittleJohnandsixstoutyeomencladinLincolngreen.
"Hownow,goodmaster,"criedLittleJohn,"whatneedhastthouthatthoudostwindthyhornsoloudly?"
"Therestandsatinker,"quothRobin,"thatwouldfaintakemetoNottingham,theretohanguponthegallowstree."
"Thenshallhehimselfhangforthwith,"criedLittleJohn,andheandtheothersmadeattheTinker,toseizehim.
"Nay,touchhimnot,"saidRobin,"forarightstoutmanishe.Ametalmanheisbytrade,andamettledmanbynature;moreover,hedothsingalovelyballad.Say,goodfellow,wiltthoujoinmymerrymenall?ThreesuitsofLincolngreenshaltthouhaveayear,besidesfortymarksinfee;thoushaltshareallwithusandleadarightmerrylifeinthegreenwood;