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🗓️ 12 February 2023
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0:00.0 | And the The Welcome back everyone to 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales. |
0:33.2 | This is your host, John Hagadord. |
0:35.2 | Today, another great Robin Hood story from Howard Pyle, |
0:38.9 | this one called Robin Hood Compasses a Marriage. |
0:44.3 | And now had come the morning when Fair Ellen was to be married, and on which Mary Robin had sworn |
0:49.6 | that Alameda should, as it were, eat out of the platter that had been filled for Sir Stephen of Trent. |
0:56.4 | Uprose Robin Hood, Blythe and Gay, Uprose Mary Men, One and All, and Uprose, last of all, Stout Friar tuck, winking the smartest sleep from out of his eyes. |
1:07.2 | Then, while the air seemed to brim over with the song of many birds, all blended together and |
1:12.2 | all join in the Misty morn. |
1:14.0 | Each man raved facing hands in the leaping brook, and so the day began. |
1:19.0 | Now, quote Robin, when they had broken their fast and each man had eaten his fill. |
1:25.9 | It is time for us to set forth upon the undertaking that we have on hand for today. |
1:30.6 | I will choose me one score of my good men to go with me for I may need aid and thou will |
1:35.7 | will abide here and be the chief while I'm gone. |
1:40.9 | Then searching through all the band each man of whom crowded forward eager to be chosen, Robin called such as he wished by name, until he had a score of stout fellows, the very flower of his yeomanry. Besides little John and Will Studley |
1:54.9 | were nigh all those famous lads of whom I've already told you. |
1:58.1 | Then, while those so chosen ran leaping, full of joy, to arm themselves with bow and shaft and broadsword. |
2:05.9 | Robin Hood stepped aside into the covert and there donned a gay be ribbon coat such as |
2:11.1 | might have been worn by some strolling minstrel and slung a harp across his shoulder, |
2:15.8 | the better to carry out that part. |
2:19.3 | All the bands stared and many laughed for never had they seen their master in such a fantastic guys before. |
2:26.1 | Truly, quoth Robin, holding up his arms and looking down at himself. |
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