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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... sheriff's shooting match but meeteth the foresters , who taunt him of his youth till he maketh a wager and doth kill one of the king's deer at more than threescore rods distance . Of his escape from the foresters and how the happy days ...
... sheriff's shooting match but meeteth the foresters , who taunt him of his youth till he maketh a wager and doth kill one of the king's deer at more than threescore rods distance . Of his escape from the foresters and how the happy days ...
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... Sheriff of Nottingham , thinking to entrap Robin Hood , doth proclaim a shooting match . Robin and his merry men do outwit the sheriff and Robin winneth the prize and hangeth it upon the green- wood tree , where all may have joy of it ...
... Sheriff of Nottingham , thinking to entrap Robin Hood , doth proclaim a shooting match . Robin and his merry men do outwit the sheriff and Robin winneth the prize and hangeth it upon the green- wood tree , where all may have joy of it ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... sheriff's men and is to be hanged , but Robin Hood heareth the ill news and goeth to the rescue . Little John doth free Will of his bonds and Robin and his men put the crowd to flight . Sources for the story - teller Ritson . Robin Hood ...
... sheriff's men and is to be hanged , but Robin Hood heareth the ill news and goeth to the rescue . Little John doth free Will of his bonds and Robin and his men put the crowd to flight . Sources for the story - teller Ritson . Robin Hood ...
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... Sheriff of Nottingham employeth the evil outlaw , Sir Guy of Gisbourne , to slay Robin Hood . Between Robin and Sir ... sheriff and freeth Little John , whom the sheriff hath bound and would put to death . Sources for the story - teller ...
... Sheriff of Nottingham employeth the evil outlaw , Sir Guy of Gisbourne , to slay Robin Hood . Between Robin and Sir ... sheriff and freeth Little John , whom the sheriff hath bound and would put to death . Sources for the story - teller ...
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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.