Story 7. How Robin Hood did Aid the Sorrowful Knight, Sir Richard o' the Lea Robin Hood and Little John search for a guest to dine with them, and Robin meeteth the knight of the rueful countenance and doth help him in his distress. The knight payeth his debt to the emmet and at the end of a year doth ride forth to Sherwood forest for to pay Robin Hood. How they feast together and how the knight kisseth Robin's cheek at parting. Sources for the story-teller Ritson. Robin Hood, v.1, p.I-27, 47-50. First fytte; seconde fytte; last 20 stanzas of fourth fytte. Moore. Pictorial book of ballads, v.2, p.154-169, 181-183. Pyle. Merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.157–184. Incident with the monks is best omitted. Sources for children Pyle. Merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.157–184. Rhead. Bold Robin Hood and his outlaw band, p.210-226. Morris. Historical tales; English, p.125-135. Tappan. Stories of legendary heroes, p.162–176. Adapted by W. C. Hazlitt. Tappan. Robin Hood, his book, p.190–211. Tappan. Old ballads in prose, p.99–105. Lang. Book of romance, p.327–334. Story 8. Of the Merry Adventure with Midge the Miller How Robin Hood and three of his good men do sit by the roadside a'singing sweet songs. How they think to make a jest of the miller who cometh down the road with a sack of meal, but the miller turneth the joke on them and doth fill their faces with meal and dust their coats with his staff. Sources for the story-teller Ritson. Robin Hood, v.1, p.97-113. Moore. Pictorial book of ballads, v.I, p.194–204. English and Scottish popular ballads, p.319–324. Sources for children Story Pyle. Merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.98–112. Rhead. Bold Robin Hood and his outlaw band, p.162–173. Story 9. How Robin Hood Turned Butcher and Sold his Meat in Nottingham Town Robin selleth meat in the market-place at Nottingham and dineth with the sheriff. He doth take the sheriff into the forest to see his horned beasts and the sheriff dineth with the outlaws and payeth the reckoning. Sources for the story-teller Ritson. Robin Hood, v.2, p.175-180. English and Scottish popular ballads, p.293–297. Sources for children Story Pyle. Merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.47–56. Pyle. Some merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.37-52. Rhead. Bold Robin Hood and his outlaw band, p.132–139. Tappan. Robin Hood, his book, p.123–140. Tappan. Stories of legendary heroes, p.177-189. MacLeod. Book of ballad stories, p.246–251. Perkins. Robin Hood, p.89-95. Ballad Story 10. How Robin Hood Met the Curtal Friar Robin findeth a jolly friar feasting and singing gaily by the bank of the river. Robin and the friar take turns carrying each other across the stream and the friar doth give Robin a ducking. They fight a fierce battle with swords and Friar Tuck goeth to Sherwood with Robin and his men. Sources for the story-teller Ritson. Robin Hood, v.2, p.209–216. English and Scottish popular ballads, p.297-300. Sources for children Pyle. Merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.128–142. Ballad Perkins. Robin Hood, p.33-41. Long. Old English ballads, p.39-47. 3 Story II. Of the Marriage of Allan a Dale How Will Scarlet and Will Stutely find a youth sorrowing beneath a willow tree and how Robin doth robe himself as a harper and with a score of his men go to the little church in the dell. Robin stoppeth the marriage of a fair maid with an old knight and giveth the maid to her true love. Sources for the story-teller Ritson. Robin Hood, v.2, p.197-202. English and Scottish popular ballads, p.329-330. Pyle. Merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.115-127, 143–154. Sources for children Pyle. Merry adventures of Robin Hood, p.115–127, 143–154. Rhead. Bold Robin Hood and his outlaw band, p.84-97. Ballad Perkins. Robin Hood, p.45–51. Mabie. Book of old English ballads, p.100-105. Bates. Ballad book, p.106–111. Long. Old English ballads, p.26–33. Scudder. Children's book, p.310–312. |