Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow | Legend Stories for Kids
Illustrated By: Stella Wei
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IN ALL THE LAND, none was better with a bow and arrow than Robin Hood. This champion lived with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest. That was the same woods where King John kept his royal deer.
A few years earlier when King Richard ruled the land, King Richard had let poor people come into Sherwood Forest and hunt his royal deer to feed their families. When King Richard left England with his army, his brother John stepped up to the throne.
"Bad King John," as this king would become known, didn't want anyone else in Sherwood Forest. After all, HE was the King of England - shouldn't he hunt his own royal deer whenever he wanted? King John made it known that anyone seen hunting in Sherwood Forest would be seized at once and thrown in prison.
After all, HE was the King of England - shouldn't he hunt his own royal deer whenever he wanted?
When Robin Hood heard about the King's new decree, he was furious. That's why he had moved into Sherwood Forest in the first place! He wasn't about to leave. Dressed in green from cap to boots, Robin Hood camouflaged well with the dark leafy woods of Sherwood Forest. Soon other brave men entered Sherwood Forest, too, to join Robin Hood and hunt the royal deer - decree or no decree. That is how the Merry Men were created.
When rich nobles and dukes passed through the woods, Robin Hood and his Merry Men would hide unseen. In a flash, they would jump out on the carriages, rob the rich men and give the money to the poor.
But the rich men who were robbed were not happy about this! They complained to King John about what was going on in Sherwood Forest. The King was enraged. It was bad enough that encroachers were defying his royal order. But that they were robbing rich men, too! The King ordered the Sheriff of Nottingham to take charge of everything that happened in Sherwood Forest. It would be the Sheriff's job to catch Robin Hood, once and for all!
But the man in green was too quick. Each time, his Merry Men would warn him if they saw the Sheriff of Nottingham or one of his guards in the woods. Forewarned, Robin Hood would escape or hide.
The Sheriff came up with a new plan. “I will call for a great contest,” he stated, “to find the most expert bowman in all the land. The grand prize to the winner will be a Golden Arrow.” The Sheriff said in a low voice, “If I know Robin Hood, he will not be able to stay away from such a contest. And when he comes, we will snatch him!”
The Sheriff knew his adversary. Little John pleaded, “Robin Hood, don’t go to the contest. Can't you see it's a trap? They will recognize you and then they'll grab you at once!”
Robin Hood said nothing. Of all the Merry Men, Robin Hood trusted Little John's judgement the most. But in his heart, Robin Hood knew he wanted to go.
"Robin Hood, don't go to the contest. Can't you see it's a trap?"
On the day of the contest, ten expert bowmen lined up. The sheriff knew all of them except one stranger with an eye patch. The target was so far away from where the archers lined up that it was almost impossible to see its black and red circles. One by one each young man shot his best arrow. Most missed. Some landed on the target but none came close to the center.
The Sheriff turned to one of his guards. “Do you see Robin Hood? Where is he?”
“We know all of these archers, Your Majesty," said the guard, "except the one with the eyepatch - but Robin Hood doesn't wear an eyepatch.”
"Do you see Robin Hood? Where is he?"
“The wimp!” said the Sheriff. “He didn't have the guts to come. He's afraid of me!”
After a few rounds, two finalists remained. The first was Adam of Dell. With care, he took aim. His arrow landed at the very center of the target - a bull’s eye! The crowd cheered for Adam of Dell.
It was time for the last bowman with the eyepatch. He too, took careful aim.
His arrow also sailed through the air. It landed right through Adam of Dell's bull’s eye arrow, cutting it in half! In a flash, the stranger let go of two more arrows. Each one flew to where the Sheriff sat, pinning him to his seat, one arrow on each side! The Sheriff did not know what was going on. Then the stranger with the eye patch pulled off his disguise and threw it onto the ground.
“Get him, you fools!” shouted the Sheriff, trying to wrestle free from the arrows pinning him. “Can't you see? - it's Robin Hood!”
But our hero jumped over the wall to a horse waiting for him. He escaped!
This tale is one of the many adventures of Robin Hood, the most beloved hero in all of England, and one of the most admired heroes in the world.
The message I got from the story: Be quick and sassy or some fools will get you.
The story is trying to show us to be brave and quick.
It is trying to show the importance of kindness and giving to the less fortunate?
It’s trying to tell me that even if bad things happen, you should be kind and helpful and show acts of kindness. Even when bad things happen to be kind like him.
1. No, because that’s going against a royal decree – it’s a crime. If people freely committed crimes for their own needs, we’d be living in anarchy. Robin Hood is a crook and needs to go to jail.
2. No, because it is an action which tests his ego and has no reward but holds extremely high risks. In finance, he’s considered to be Risk-Loving in that he pursues increased risks despite gaining no added returns. The only reason he went was to pat his own ego.
3. The story is trying to show that messing with the law/law enforcers and consistently getting away with it is only something that exists in fairytales. If you try that in real life, it is only a matter of time until you end up behind bars.
1. Because it seems a little risky and not very smart.
2. It’s trying to show me that even if something is risky, it could still help many people.
Q1. Yes, because if he didn’t everyone would starve and die.
Q2. Yes, because he didn’t want people to think he was a fole
Q3. That kindness matters and don’t be bad, be good
A 1: Yes, Robin Hood did do the right thing so that way the poor could eat, and NOT just the rich.
A 2: If I were him I would Not go, because I would risk getting caught.
A 1: Yes, Robin Hood did do the right thing so that way the poor could eat, and NOT just the rich.
A 2: If I were him I would Not go, because I would risk getting caught.
1) Yes, because the poor were getting fed.
2) No, because we knew it was a trap.
1: yes he needed food
2: yes I would win
Robin Hood did the right thing because bad King John did not allow the poor to come in or if they did they will be forced to prison.
I would go to the contest because i will win the gold bow-arrow and i will collect it.
Was there a gold arrow?
This is great but very short I must say
I would go to the contest and I would go into the forest
1. He did because if he didn’t, then the other animals wouldn’t eat.
2. I wouldn’t go to the contest so I wouldn’t risk getting caught.
Nathan
1. He did not do the right thing because king richard’s brother said he cannot do it any more.
2. If i was robin hood i would not go because i’d know they were after me.
I enojoyed this story, I used the narrator bc I’m young and I’m too lazy to read it OnO, anyways, thank you for making this story ^-^
I love this story thank you for making it.
Question 1: it was a very admirable thing Robin Hood and his men did. But, it was against the rules and against the governing authorities. Hood was not a very good example. If a child revered him then that child would think stealing was okay. Once again, Hood and his men did an admirable thing but it was simply against the rules. I’m sure there were other places the people could find food…legally.
1.yes he did the right thing because he wanted to give to the poor
2. yes I would go because I would not fear about doing something I believe is right.
Yes he did the right thing because he wanted to give to the poor
Yes, Robin Hood did the right thing. People were hungry so it was right to feed them.
Yes, I would have gone to the contest to show the people that you should not live in fear.
1. Yes he did the right thing because he wanted to give to the poor.
2. Yes i would go because i would not fear about doing something i believe is right.
Robin hood did the right thing because when the king left with his army he put someone in charge and the person in charge while the king was gone was a cruel person.
yes because deer was the only animal in the forest that was food. He had a plan and trusted himself to shoot the bow and arrow.
These stories are great, I read one to my girlfriend every night to help her fall asleep. Thank you for such good short stories keep it up please!