Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne
TheSheriff’smen,seeingtheirmasterthusfleeingforhislife,thoughtthatitwasnottheirbusinesstotarrylonger,so,clappingspurstotheirhorses,theyalsodashedawayafterhim.ButthoughtheSheriffofNottinghamwentfast,hecouldnotoutstripaclothyardarrow.LittleJohntwangedhisbowstringwithashout,andwhentheSheriffdashedinthroughthegatesofNottinghamTownatfullspeed,agraygooseshaftstuckoutbehindhimlikeamoultingsparrowwithonefeatherinitstail.ForamonthafterwardthepoorSheriffcouldsituponnoughtbutthesoftestcushionsthatcouldbegottenforhim.
ThustheSheriffandascoreofmenranawayfromRobinHoodandLittleJohn;sothatwhenWillStutelyandadozenormoreofstoutyeomenburstfromoutthecovert,theysawnoughtoftheirmaster’senemies,fortheSheriffandhismenwerescurryingawayinthedistance,hiddenwithinacloudofdustlikealittlethunderstorm.
Thentheyallwentbackintotheforestoncemore,wheretheyfoundthewidow’sthreesons,whorantoLittleJohnandkissedhishands.Butitwouldnotdoforthemtoroamtheforestatlargeanymore;sotheypromisedthat,aftertheyhadgoneandtoldtheirmotheroftheirescape,theywouldcomethatnighttothegreenwoodtree,andthenceforthbecomemenoftheband.
