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Robin Hood and the Tinker
"IcomefromBanbury,"answeredtheTinker.
"Alas!"quothRobin,"Ihearthereissadnewsthismerrymorn."
"Ha!Isitindeedso?"criedtheTinkereagerly."Prytheetellitspeedily,forIamatinkerbytrade,asthouseest,andasIaminmytradeIamgreedyfornews,evenasapriestisgreedyforfarthings."
"Wellthen,"quothRobin,"listthouandIwilltell,butbearthyselfupbravely,forthenewsissad,Iwot.Thusitis:Ihearthattwotinkersareinthestocksfordrinkingaleandbeer!"
"Nowamurrainseizetheeandthynews,thouscurvydog,"quoththeTinker,"forthouspeakestbutillofgoodmen.Butsadnewsitisindeed,gintherebetwostoutfellowsinthestocks."
"Nay,"saidRobin,"thouhastmissedthemarkanddostbutweepforthewrongsow.Thesadnessofthenewsliethinthattherebebuttwointhestocks,fortheothersdoroamthecountryatlarge."
"NowbythepewterplatterofSaintDunstan,"criedtheTinker,"Ihaveagoodpartofamindtobastethyhideforthineilljest.Butginmenbeputinthestocksfordrinkingaleandbeer,Itrowthouwouldstnotlosethypart."
LoudlaughedRobinandcried,"Nowwelltaken,Tinker,welltaken!Why,thywitsarelikebeer,anddofrothupmostwhentheygrowsour!Butrightartthou,man,forIlovealeandbeerrightwell.ThereforecomestraightwaywithmehardbytotheSignoftheBlueBoar,andifthoudrinkestasthouappearest—andIwotthouwiltnotbeliethylooks—IwilldrenchthythroatwithasgoodhomebrewedaseverwastappedinallbroadNottinghamshire."
