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King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest
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"Thenkeepthemcoveredinpeace,"saidRobin,"andfarbeitfrommetomakeyoubreakyourvows."
Sohecalledsevenofhisyeomenandbadethemeachonetakeamulebythebridle;then,turningtheirfacestowardthedepthsofthewoodlands,theyjourneyedonwarduntiltheycametotheopengladeandthegreenwoodtree.
LittleJohn,withthreescoreyeomenathisheels,hadalsogoneforththatmorningtowaitalongtheroadsandbringarichguesttoSherwoodglade,ifsuchmightbehisluck,formanywithfatpursesmusttraveltheroadsatthistime,whensuchgreatdoingsweregoingoninNottinghamshire,butthoughLittleJohnandsomanyothersweregone,FriarTuckandtwoscoreormorestoutyeomenwereseatedorlyingaroundbeneaththegreattree,andwhenRobinandtheotherscametheyleapedtotheirfeettomeethim.
"Bymysoul,"quothmerryKingRichard,whenhehadgottendownfromhismuleandstoodlookingabouthim,"thouhastinverytruthafinelotofyoungmenaboutthee,Robin.MethinksKingRichardhimselfwouldbegladofsuchabodyguard."
"Thesearenotallofmyfellows,"saidRobinproudly,"forthreescoremoreofthemareawayonbusinesswithmygoodright-handman,LittleJohn.But,asforKingRichard,Itellthee,brother,thereisnotamanofusallbutwouldpouroutourbloodlikewaterforhim.YechurchmencannotrightlyunderstandourKing;butweyeomenlovehimrightloyallyforthesakeofhisbravedoingswhicharesolikeourown.
