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Little John Turns Barefoot Friar
Dostthounotrememberwhatthatgreatblack-beardedfellowtoldofhisbeggingatthefairinYork?"
"Yea,"saidLittleJohn,"butwhattoldthefriaroftheharvesthomeinKentshire?Iholdthatheledamerrierlifethantheothertwo."
"Truly,forthehonorofthecloth,"quothFriarTuck,"Iholdwithmygoodgossip,LittleJohn."
"Now,"quothRobin,"Iholdtomineownmind.Butwhatsaystthou,LittleJohn,toamerryadventurethisfairday?Takethouafriar’sgownfromourchestofstrangegarments,anddonthesame,andIwillstopthefirstbeggarImeetandchangeclotheswithhim.Thenletuswanderthecountryabout,thissweetday,andseewhatbefallseachofus."
"Thatfittethmymind,"quothLittleJohn,"soletusforth,sayI."
ThereuponLittleJohnandFriarTuckwenttothestorehouseoftheband,andtherechosefortheyeomantherobeofaGrayFriar.Thentheycameforthagain,andamightyroaroflaughterwentup,fornotonlyhadthebandneverseenLittleJohninsuchguisebefore,buttherobewastooshortforhimbyagoodpalm’s-breadth.ButLittleJohn’shandswerefoldedinhisloosesleeves,andLittleJohn’seyeswerecastupontheground,andathisgirdlehungagreat,longstringofbeads.
