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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

HOW RICHARD OF THE LEA PAID HIS DEBTS THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Arts, Fiction

4.51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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An interesting story of how the Knight Richard The Lea borrowed 500 pounds from Robin Hood and went to the corrupt men who, knowing the knight was broke, planned to rob him of his castle and his land.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

And the Yeah, Welcome back everyone the one thousand one classic short stories and tales and another

0:33.7

great story from the Mary Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle this one titled

0:38.9

how Sir Richard the Lee paid his debts. And now our story. The long highway stretched straight on, gray and dusty in the sun. On either side were dikes full of water bordered by oziers and far away in the distance

0:56.3

stood the towers of Emmett Priory with tall poplow trees around. Along the causeway wrote a night with a score of stout men at arms behind him.

1:05.1

The knight was clad in a plain long robe of grey surge gathered in at the waist with a

1:10.8

broad leather and belt from which hung a long dagger and a stout sword.

1:16.1

But though he was so plainly dressed himself, the horse he rode was a noble barb, and its

1:21.2

trappings were rich with silk and silver bells.

1:25.6

So thus the band journeyed along the causeway between the Dykes, till at last they reached

1:30.2

the great gate of Emmett Priory.

1:33.0

There the night called to one of his men

1:34.8

and bade him knock at the Porter's lodge

1:36.6

with the heft of his sword.

1:38.9

The porter was drowsing on his bench

1:40.5

within the lodge, but at the knock he roused himself and, opening the wicket, came

1:45.7

hobbling forth and greeted the night, while a team starling that hung in a wicker cage

1:50.4

within piped out. In solo key zest, in solo key zest, such being the words that the poor old

1:57.5

lame porter had taught him to speak.

1:59.4

Where is thy prior? asked the night of the old porter.

2:04.0

He is at meet good night, and he looketh for thy coming, quote the porter.

2:08.0

For, if I mistake not, thou art Sir Richard of the Lee.

2:12.0

I am Sir Richard of the Lee.

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