Stories from the Ballads of Robin Hood: With Lists of Other Ballads to Tell and to Read Aloud. Outlines for Story-telling to Children Over Nine Years of Age |
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... requires careful handling as to certain details to give the flavor of rollicking humor instead of coarseness to the joke . Unless this can be done , it had best be left untold . Story 7. How Robin Hood did Aid the Sorrowful Knight 12.
... requires careful handling as to certain details to give the flavor of rollicking humor instead of coarseness to the joke . Unless this can be done , it had best be left untold . Story 7. How Robin Hood did Aid the Sorrowful Knight 12.
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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Page 5 - You who plod so amid serious things that you feel it shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy ; you who think that life hath nought to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one; these pages are not for you. Clap to the leaves and go no farther than this, for I tell you plainly that if you go farther you will be scandalized by seeing good, sober folks of real history so frisk and caper in gay colors and motley, that you would not know...
Page 5 - You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it a shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath nought to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one ; these pages are not for you. Clap to the leaves and go no farther than this, for I tell you plainly that if you go farther you will be scandalized by seeing good, sober folk of real history so frisk and caper in gay colors and motley...
Page 6 - The source books are arranged with the original or old versions standing first, followed by other sources in the approximate order of their literary value or usefulness. An exception is made in the references under "Stories from Other Old Ballads" and "Ballads to Read Aloud," where there is no essential difference in the versions recommended for children.