The Tale of Robin and the Potter

A potters cart was being pulled through the forest. Unknown to the potter who was pulling the cart, Robin Hood and Little John were watching him traveling along.

“That is the potter who beat me in a fight” whispered Little John to Robin.

“Really?” commented Robin, “I would like to see if I could beat him”

Robin crept through the forest, until he was just in front of the cart. Suddenly he leapt out and stopped the potter.

“Stop” cried Robin, “I am Robin Hood, and I would like your money”

The potter grabbed a sword he had placed on the cart and began to swing it around. Robin took out his sword and they began to fight. They lunged and thrusted, they twisted and they ducked. Neither man was ready to lose.

“Wait!” shouted Robin, “You are too good a swordsman for me. I will let you pass”

The potter put his sword down and told Robin that he was going to Nottingham to sell his pots at the market.

Robin suddenly had an idea. He asked the potter if they could swap clothes.

“I could go into Nottingham in disguise, and upset the Sheriff” added Robin.

The potter agreed, as he did not like the Sheriff, and shortly stood wearing Robin Hoods green cloak.

Robin set off for the market with a plan to annoy the sheriff.

He arrived in the market square and began to sell the pots for very little. It was not long before everybody was coming to the potters cart to buy a pot.

“Excuse me Knight”, said the disguised Robin Hood, “Would you take these two pots to the Sheriffs lady? They are my finest pots, and I would like her to have them”.

The Knight took the pots to the Sheriffs lady. Very soon the Knight returned and asked the potter, who had now sold all of the pots, to follow him to the castle.

Robin, still disguised, entered Nottingham Castle and met the Sheriffs lady. “These pots are wonderful” she said, “Please stay for a meal with my husband”.

Robin could not believe it – he would be eating at the same table as the Sheriff. Wait until Little John heard this!!

During the meal, Robin heard two of the Sheriffs Knights talking about archery.

“I can fire an arrow” boasted the potter, “Robin Hood taught me how to fire”

The Sheriff looked at the potter, and asked him if he knew where the outlaw was.

“Oh yes” replied the potter. “I could take him to you if you wanted”

The next morning, a disguised Robin kissed the hand of the Sheriffs lady goodbye, and began to lead the Sheriff and two Knights into the forest.

Deep into the forest Robin stopped riding. He quickly blew his hunting horn, and suddenly the Sheriff and the Knights were surrounded by a band of outlaws.

Little John called out “Potter, did you sell your pots?”

The sheriff turned towards the potter and saw who it really was. He was fuming!! Robin Hood had tricked him.

Robin began laughing and took a money bag from the sheriff. The Knights were relieved of their swords and then sent back to Nottingham.

When the Sheriff and Knights had left, the outlaws looked into the moneybag. It must have had at least Ј100 pounds inside.

The potter was given more money than he expected to make from selling the pots, and returned home smiling.

At Nottingham Castle the sound of the Sheriff shouting could be heard all around the city. The sheriffs lady was laughing, and told the Sheriff that he had been tricked by a very clever, and charming, man.

Дата добавления: 2015-10-31