Приключения Робин Гуда

           Iwillnotdwelluponthematteroverlong,butwilltellasspeedilyasmaybeofhowthatstoutfellow,RobinHood,diedashehadlived,notatcourtasEarlofHuntingdon,butwithbowinhand,hisheartinthegreenwood,andhehimselfarightyeoman.

           KingRicharddieduponthebattlefield,insuchawayasproperlybecamealion-heartedking,asyouyourself,nodoubt,know;so,afteratime,theEarlofHuntingdon—orRobinHood,aswestillcallhimasofold—findingnothingforhisdoingabroad,camebacktomerryEnglandagain.WithhimcameAllanaDaleandhiswife,thefairEllen,forthesetwohadbeenchiefofRobin’shouseholdeversincehehadleftSherwoodForest.

           ItwasinthespringtimewhentheylandedoncemoreontheshoresofEngland.Theleavesweregreenandthesmallbirdssangblithely,justastheyusedtodoinfairSherwoodwhenRobinHoodroamedthewoodlandshadeswithafreeheartandalightheel.AllthesweetnessofthetimeandthejoyousnessofeverythingbroughtbacktoRobin’smindhisforestlife,sothatagreatlongingcameuponhimtobeholdthewoodlandsoncemore.SohewentstraightwaytoKingJohnandbesoughtleaveofhimtovisitNottinghamforashortseason.TheKinggavehimleavetocomeandtogo,butbadehimnotstaylongerthanthreedaysatSherwood.SoRobinHoodandAllanaDalesetforthwithoutdelaytoNottinghamshireandSherwoodForest.