Instructor Literature Series—No. 212
The Story of
Robin Hood
By
BERTHA E. BUSH
Published Jointly By
F. A. OWEN PUB. CO., DANSVILLE, N. Y.
HALL & McCREARY,—CHICAGO, ILL.
STORIES OF
ROBIN HOOD
BY
Bertha E. Bush
PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY
F. A. OWEN PUB. CO., Dansville, N. Y.
HALL & McCREARY, Chicago, Ill.
Copyright, 1912, by
F. A. OWEN PUBLISHING CO
Robin Hood
CONTENTS
WINNING THE SHERIFF'S GOLDEN ARROW
HOW LITTLE JOHN JOINED ROBIN HOOD
ALLEN-A-DALE AND FRIAR TUCK
ROBIN HOOD AND THE SORROWFUL KNIGHT
ROBIN HOOD AND THE KING
DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD
ROBIN HOOD AND ALLEN-A-DALE
INSTRUCTOR LITERATURE SERIES
EXCELSIOR LITERATURE SERIES
Stories of Robin Hood
"And what of Peter the Ploughman? He was agood friend of mine."
"Alack, Peter the Ploughman hath been hanged andhis wife and little ones turned out of their home tobeg."
The father of young Robin Hood with his little sonat his side, had met a man from his old home and waseagerly questioning him about the welfare of his oldneighbors. But much of the news was sad, for thetimes were evil in England. The Normans had conqueredthe country and were the lords and officials inthe land, and they cruelly oppressed the common people,who were Saxons. The father said not a word althoughhis face grew very sad, but the boy beside him burstout indignantly.
"But why should such a thing be done? Peter thePloughman was one of the best men I ever knew andhis wife was as good and kind as an angel. Whyshould such a dreadful thing be done to them?"
"Because he shot deer in the king's forest. Butindeed he had an excuse for breaking the law if evera man did. His crops had been destroyed by thehuntsmen riding through them. The tax collector hadtaken all that he had, and his children were crying forhunger. He shot the de