Robin Heod and his Friends Ive in Sherwood Forest. Robin steals money from rch people to help oor peorle Prince John and the Sherif of Nottingham want to capture Robin, but he always escapes These stories are about the many adventures of Robin and his friends Will Scarlet, Litle John, Friar Tuck =E- | ta j and, of course, Lady Marian. iii & = 3 ilROBIN HOOD Sherif of Nomingham Prince John Wil Scare, Friar Tuck Linte John ‘an outa Lady Marian ) King Richard ROBIN HOOD England 1166 AD Prince | principe prince printzea ine ‘Sheriff gobemador governadar gobernadore gobemador civil | civil vibila vi ‘outlaw proscrito | proscrit” | ieslaia, | proserto leger kanpokoa Fir | fale [fare | fnidea fade ‘Lady | lady, ema | ~dama 1 dame —Chapter |: Prince John England in the year 1166 AD. King Richard is John, the King’s brother, ‘wants to be king, “King Richard isn’t going to return,” Prince John tells the people. “My brother is dead. Now V'm the king.” “No, King Richard isn’t dead,” say the people. ‘The people of England love King Richard. They hate Prince Jon. He steals their money and their land. Where is King Richard? 7 wt SR mH iar, eet ee a AG eel - as) (Chapter 2: The Sheriff's Plan Prince John and his friend, the Sheriff of Nottingham, ‘are bad men. They've got a plan to steal money and land from the Earl of Huntingdon, ‘can arrest the Eort today at his home, Locksley Hall. ‘Today is his wedding day. He's marrying Lady Marian. ‘The Eert loves King Richard. He's my enemy, Bring me(Chapter 3: The Fight at Locksley Hall ‘The Sheriff looks at Lady Marian. She’s rich and “The Sheriff of Nottingham goes to Locksley Hall with beautiful. The Sheriff talks to Lady Marian’s father. his soldiers. The Sheriff stops the wedding.Chapter 4: Outlaws! ‘The Earl of Huntingdon and his men are in Sherwood Forest. They're talking to some outlaws. ‘We need food for our ‘families. We kill the King’s deer, so we're ‘outlaws. It's difficult to live in the forest, but we aren’t hungra, J _ Now you have to live in the forest, too. The Prince has got your money and the Sheriff has Yes. Now I'm an outlaw, not an ear. vein the forest. | need on outlow's mame. Robin Hod is a 00d name for an outlaw. hs Call me Robin Hood. J Be our leader, Robin Hood. We want to fight Prince John and the Sherif(Chapter 5: Lady Marian in Sherwood Forest Afiera few days, Lady Marian decides to find the Earl She puts on boys' clothes. She puts her long hair under a haat. She looks like a young boy, She leaves her father's castle and goes to Sherwood Forest. Nobody sees her go. Lady Marian finds the outlaws. “Hello, boy,” says Robin. “Do you want to be an outlaw too?” “I’m not a boy.” says Lady Marian, Can you find Lady Marian in the picture? = ow “Marian!” says Robin, “What are you doing here? Do ‘you want to be an outlaw?” “I want to be your wife,” says Lady Marian, “Ican't marry you now. We need King Richard’s help,” says Robin. "Return to your father's castle. When King Richard is here again, [can marry you.” Patti eteatan Seats bias in eieies dl te cate ete ‘Chapter 6: Will Scarlet In the morning, Robin tells cone of his men, Will Scarlet, {0 go to Locksley Hall. Go ond see what the Sheriff and his ‘re doing, AtLocksley Hall, the Sheriff sees Will Scarlet. {you tomorrow in front of Nottingham Castle, (ais Skene nae?Aman runs to tell Lady Marian about Will. Lady Marian ‘puts on boys’ clothes again and goes to find Robin, ‘The Sheriff = (Come, men! We're ‘to hang Will at | going to Nottingham Chapter 7: Will’s Rescue In Nottingham, the Sheriff and his men take Will to the front of the castle. There are a lot of people, “Who wants to be the hangman?” the Sheriff asks. An old man in a big hat goes to the Sheriff. The Sheriff can't see the old man’s face. “I want to be the hangman,” says the old man, ‘The old man walks behind Will, He takes a knife and secretly frees Will's hands. The old man is Robin Hood, ‘The outlaws and the people of Nottingham fight the Sheriff's soldiers. Finally, the Sheriff's soldiers run into the castle. Robin and all the outlaws escape with Will Scarlet Find Robin Hood in the picture,ROBIN HOOD (Chapter 8: Lady Marian in Prison ‘The Sheriff of Nottingham is very angry. He talks to Prince John. Robin Hood is dangerous. ‘The people are helping him. That's absurd! We have to stop this outlaw! Robin Hood loves Loy ‘Marian, Put her in prison. When Robin Hood comes to rescue “her, orrest him! Aobin Hood steals money and gives the ‘money to poor people. ‘They love him. ‘The Sheriff puts Lady Marian in prison, Her friend, Friar Tuck, visits her. Please go to ‘Sherwood Forest Tell Robin not to come. Ws atrap. ‘pease shanti FRIAR TUCK Chapter 9: Friar Tuck Friar Tuck is looking for Robin Hood. He sees a man in green clothes next to a small river in the forest. He doesn’t know that the man is Robin. Friar Tuck wants to ‘eross the river but Robin stops him. “Give me some money for poor people,” says Robin, “Then you can cross the river” “No!” says the Friar. “T don’t give money 0 outlaws.” “Then fight me,” says Robin, “The loser has to camry the winner across the ‘The two men fight for a long time. Finally, Friar Tuck stops. “You're the winner,” he says. “Get on my back.”ROBIN HOOD Robin gets on the Friar’s back. The two men cross the river. In the middle of the river, Friar Tuck throws Robin into the water. SM _Robin stands up and calls his friends with his horn. Some is ‘outlaws come out of the forest. Robin, who. Is this man? (im Friar Tuck. Fve got o message tromROBIN HOOD (Chapter 10: Lady Marian’s Rescue Robin Hood runs to find more men to rescue Lady Marian, He ‘comes to a Jog across a small river. A big man is standing on the log. ‘The two men start to cross the log. Robin and the big ‘man meet in the middle of the log. They fight. Robin falls into the river. ‘The big man laughs and pulls Robin from the water. “My name is Little John,” says the big man. “I’m looking for Robin Hood.” “I'm Robin Hood and I need strong men like you,” LADY MARIAN'S RESCUE In Nottingham, Robin's men hide outside the castle. Robin puts on a friar’s clothes. Nobody can see his face. Friar Tuck and Robin go into the castle. Robin has got a basket. There are boys" clothes in the basket. Friar Tuck has got some big bottles of beer in his hands. “We want to see Lady Marian,” Friar Tuck says to the soldiers. “Here’s some beer for you. Is a hot day.” ‘The soldiers open the door ofthe prison. Then they sit down and drink the beer, Choose the correct basket.‘Robin finds Marian, ‘on these boys? ‘Marian puts on the clothes, Friar Tuck, Robin and Marian hear the soldiers singing, ‘The soldiers are drinking the beer. Soon they go to sleep. Friar Tuck, Robin and Marian pass the soldiers very quietly and escape to Sherwood Forest. (Chapter 11: The Archery Competition Prince John is very angry. “We need a plan to eatch Robin Hood,” he says “I've got a plan,” says the Sheriff. “We can have an archery competition. Robin Hood loves archery.” Don't be stupia! ‘We can't arrest Robin Hood at competition. The people always help We can arrest him ‘ter the ‘competition, before he returns ‘0 the forest.ROBIN Hot (Chapter 12: The Silver Arrow Robin and some outlaws are at the archery competition. In the competition, the first person hits the centre of the target. “What can you do, Robin?” asks Little John. “Ie’s impossible! You can't win!” 1's Robin's turn. His arrow divides the frst arrow in two, ‘The people shout, “Hurrah! Robin Hood is the winner!” Prince John gives Robin a silver arrow. “This silver arrow is yours, Robin Hood,” says Prince John. “We can’t arrest you now, but you're an outlaw. I'm going to hang you.” Where is Robin Hood's arrow? THE BLACK KNIGHT (Chapter 13: The Black Knight ‘Robin Hood and his men return to Sherwood Forest, but some of Prince John’s soldiers are in the forest. One of Robin’s men is hiding in the forest, He sees the soldiers. He shoots an arrow to tell Robin. Robin sees the arrow. He understands that it's a message. “It's a trap!” Robin shouts to his men, “Prepare to fight!” The outlaws fight the Sheriff's soldiers. Suddenly, a knight in black clothes appears. He helps the outlaws, ‘The other soldiers run away. “Thank you," Robin Hood says to the knight. The knight denblimecneal, Ela belaten Vickie: eset wlth ta mated endogi HOOD (Chapter 14: Marian Fights Prince John After the fight, Robin and his men continue towards their camp. Suddenly, Robin stops. “I can hear a horn. It’s Marian’s horn,” shouts Robin. “Quick! There are enemies in the camp.” Prince John and his soldiers are in Robin’s camp. Marian and the outlaws are fighting them. Put down your Suddenly, the knight in black enters the camp. He attacks Prince John’s soldiers, Ke RICHARO (Chapter 15: King Richard Robin Hood and the outlaws run to the camp. Robin points his sword at Prince John, “Stop your soldiers!” Robin tells Prince John. “Stop!” Prince John tells his soldiers. “Put down your swords!” ‘The soldiers put down their swords. The knight in black goes to Robin Hood and Prince John. ‘The knight takes off his helmet. He's King Richard. 2 §A feROBIN HOD Yes, I'm Rlchard. You're not the King, brother John. I am! You're @ ‘eruel man, John, My people are poor end hungry and you and ‘your friends ate fat and rich. Go! Leave England today! King Richard! King Richard is here! tong tive AW NG Chapter 16: A Wedding King Richard is the King of England again. Prince John and the Sheriff are in France. Robin Hood is the Earl of Huntingdon again. Today is the Earl and Lady Marian’s wedding day. The wedding is in Sherwood Forest. King Richard and all their friends are at the wedding, “You and your men aren't outlaws now,” King Richard says to the Earl and Lady Marian. “You can return to your houses and your families. This is my wedding resent to you.” All the people are happy. "King Richard is home!” they shout. “Long live King Richard!” Who lives in Locksley Holl? ‘ee FER 2English archery Dasket beer ‘catch clothes dangerous dead deer frees hang ‘hangman hate he's marrying SLossaRy Castellano etener fecha cesta coger, atrapar ropa Peligroso -muerto Iibera, suelea colgar, ahorear verdugo dian yelmo se esconden, se oculan ha vuelto a casa caballero tierras, propiedades lider jefe Tanga vida buscando a parece perdedor mensaje Catala tiramb are detenie fletxa cistella enxampar soba perilés cévols alibera penjar ows odien es casa amb lm s'amaguen banya ha tornat a casa cavaller terres Hider larga vida buscant sembla perdedor missatge English archery arrest arrow basket Deer catch clothes dangerous deer hhang hhangman, he’s marrying helmet hide horn Is home knight leader long live ooking for looks like loser muiees GLOSSARY Euskara arku-ticoa, arkulavitza atsilota seria saskia sgaragardoa Darrapatu, atzeman arropak porutzat, zeharkat arrskutsua hilda oreinak askatzen dita vrkatu vrkatzailea gorroto dute -(ekin ezkontzekoa da asketa, buru-oskola cezkutatzen dire dara cetxera itll da 2zalduna, aitoren semen lurak,jabetzake Dburuzagia cenborra ora, biba “(pen bila dinudi saltzilea lego eter frecha cxsto coller roupa perigoso ‘morta solta aforcar verdgo dian elmo cocaltanse vvolveu & casa cabaleico xefe longa vida a procura de semella perdedorEnglish need present rescue run away shoots silver soldiers steals suddenly sword target throws tap redding GLOSSARY. Castellano regalo ceseapan sispara plateada soldados roba de repent cespada ian tir, aja ‘rampa boda ‘ganador Catala rnecessito regal rescatar agen dispara platejada soldats roba de sobte espasa diana nga ‘tampa ‘casament ‘guanyador English need present run away silver soldiers steals suddenly sword target throws trap wedding GLOSSARY Euskara bbehar dut oparia ‘erreskataty, salbatu ines egiten dute Jaurtizen du Pilarkara soldaduak lapurtzen dita Dat batean cezpata itwa, jomuga botatzen du, jauritzen dt tranpa cezkontaa, ezeia irabazlea Galego preciso agasallo rescatar foxen prateada soldados de sipeto cespadaROBIN HOOD retold by Kate O'Brien Burlington Books P.O, Box 54411 3721 Limassol Cyprus Burlington Books isan imprint of Danos Books Lx ‘The publisher would like to thank the following people: Castellano: Ana Pérez Fernéns Catala: Natalia Mas Roig Euskara: Edume Azkue Unestilla Galego: Ramén Nicolss Rodrigues Al rights reserved by the publisher. 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