Reading Notes: Robin Hood (Part A)

Robin Hood

Robin Hood by Francis James Child myth-folklore-unit-ballads-of-robin-hood.html

Robin Hood was 15 years old and he was very courageous and bold. One day he went into Nottingham. Robin Hood bet a man that he could hit the mark of hundredth rod and cause the hart to dye. So that is what he did. He took the bow and aimed it at the hundred dye and cause the hart to dye. The hart layer in the ground and Robin Hood said that he earned the thousand pounds. Robin Hood  aimed his bow at many forresters. He hit some in the leg, and some in the arm, and some bled out. And the twin carried them back and barrier them. When Robin Hood was 20 years old he met a young man named little John. Contrary to his name Little John was actually very tall and big. Robin Hood planned to go in the forest and told John that if he blows his whistle he was in trouble. Robin Hood approached a stranger and told him about his skills using his bow. The man called Robin Hood a coward and said they should fight fair and whoever would lose would go down into the whats below the bridge. Robin Hood ended up falling in the water and had to blow his horn so that the men would know that he needed help. When the men got there they were curious as to why Robin Hood was very wet and asked him what had happened. Robin Hood told them that the man pushed him in and they said that they would go after him. Little John was praised because he was very sweet and a very good man. The man announced that he will be called Little John and so they had a feast and celebrated. And even though he was very tall they still called him Little John. 

Here is a picture to represent the bow and arrow that Robin Hood uses. 

Robin's Bow