Calico Classics Illustrated: Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Calico Classics Illustrated: Merry Adventures of Robin Hood — page 5
And so Robin came to dwell in the greenwood that was his home for many a year to come Two hundred pounds were set upon his head as a reward for whoever would bring him to the court of the King The Sheriff of Nottingham swore he would bring this knave to justice for two reasons First he wanted the 200 pounds Also because the forester Robin had killed was kin to him Robin Hood lay hidden in Sherwood Forest for one year He gathered around him many others like himself For one cause or another all had come to Sherwood to escape wrong and injustice They vowed that they would take back from their tyrants what had been wrung from the poor But to the poor folk they would give a helping hand in need and trouble The people began to praise Robin and his merry men and tell tales of him and his doings in Sherwood Forest 8