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Robin Hood Turns Beggar
Buthastthoutrulynoughtbutadrycrustaboutthee?Methinksthybagsandpouchesarefatandlustyforsuchthinfare."
"Why,mayhapthereissomeothercoldfaretherein,"saidtheBeggarslyly.
"Andhastthounoughttodrinkbutcoldwater?"saidRobin.
"Neversomuchasadrop,"quoththeBeggar."Overbeyondyonclumpoftreesisassweetalittleinnaseverthouhastliftedeyelidupon;butIgonotthither,fortheyhaveanastywaywithme.Once,whenthegoodPriorofEmmetwasdiningthere,thelandladysetadearlittletartofstewedcrabsandbarleysugaruponthewindowsilltocool,and,seeingitthere,andfearingitmightbelost,ItookitwithmetillthatIcouldfindtheownerthereof.Eversincethentheyhaveactedveryilltowardme;yettruthbidsmesaythattheyhavethebestaletherethateverrolledovermytongue."
AtthisRobinlaughedaloud."Marry,"quothhe,"theydidilltowardtheeforthykindness.Buttellmetruly,whathastthouinthypouches?"
"Why,"quoththeBeggar,peepingintothemouthsofhisbags,"Ifindhereagoodlypieceofpigeonpie,wrappedinacabbageleaftoholdthegravy.HereIbeholdadaintystreakedpieceofbrawn,andhereafairlumpofwhitebread.HereIfindfouroatencakesandacoldknuckleofham.Ha!Insooth,’tisstrange;buthereIbeholdsixeggsthatmusthavecomebyaccidentfromsomepoultryyardhereabouts.
