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the doings of the day.
Robin Hood and Little John walked down a forest path
where all around the leaves danced and twinkled as the
breeze trembled through them and the sunlight came flick-
ering down. Quoth Robin Hood, ‘I make my vow, Little
John, my blood tickles my veins as it flows through them
this gay morn. What sayst thou to our seeking adventures,
each one upon his own account?’
‘With all my heart,’ said Little John. ‘We have had more
than one pleasant doing in that way, good master. Here are
two paths; take thou the one to the right hand, and I will
take the one to the left, and then let us each walk straight
ahead till he tumble into some merry doing or other.’
‘I like thy plan,’ quoth Robin, ‘therefore we will part here.
But look thee, Little John, keep thyself out of mischief, for I
would not have ill befall thee for all the world.’
‘Marry, come up,’ quoth Little John, ‘how thou talkest!
Methinks thou art wont to get thyself into tighter coils than
I am like to do.’
At this Robin Hood laughed. ‘Why, in sooth, Little John,’
said he, ‘thou hast a blundering hard-headed way that see-
meth to bring thee right side uppermost in all thy troubles;
but let us see who cometh out best this day.’ So saying, he
clapped his palm to Little John’s and each departed upon
his way, the trees quickly shutting the one from the other’s
sight.
Robin Hood strolled onward till he came to where a
broad woodland road stretched before him. Overhead the
branches of the trees laced together in flickering foliage, all

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood