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King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest
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"Neverawhit,"quothmerryRobin,"forItelltheethatweofSherwoodaremoreloyaltoourlordtheKingthanthoseofthineorder.Wewouldgiveupourlivesforhisbenefiting,whileyearecontenttoliesnuginyourabbeysandprioriesletreignwhowill."
AtthistheKinglaughed.Quothhe,"PerhapsKingRichard’swelfareismoretomethanthouwottestof,fellow.Butenoughofthatmatter.Wehavepaidwellforourfare,socanstthounotshowussomemerryentertainment?Ihaveoftheardthatyearewondrousarchers;wiltthounotshowussomewhatofyourskill?"
"Withallmyheart,"saidRobin,"wearealwayspleasedtoshowourguestsallthesportthatistobeseen.AsGafferSwantholdsayeth,’Tisahardheartthatwillnotgiveacagedstarlingofthebest’;andcagedstarlingsyearewithus.Ho,lads!Setupagarlandattheendoftheglade."
Then,astheyeomenrantodotheirmaster’sbidding,Tuckturnedtooneofthemockfriars."Hearestthouourmaster?"quothhe,withaslywink."WheneverhecomethacrosssomepoorpieceofwithestraightwaylayethitontheshouldersofthisGafferSwanthold—whoeverhemaybe—sothatthepoorgoodmangoethtravelingaboutwithalltheoddsandendsandtagsandragsofourmaster’sbrainpackedonhisback."ThusspakeFriarTuck,butinalowvoicesothatRobincouldnothearhim,forhefeltsomewhatnettledatRobin’scuttinghistalksoshort.
