Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Turns Beggar
"Liftthyfingeragainstme,forsooth!Artthououtofthywits,man?MynameisRicconHazel,andIcomefromHolywell,inFlintshire,overbytheRiverDee.Itellthee,knave,Ihavecrackedtheheadofmanyabettermanthanthouart,andevennowIwouldscaldthycrownfortheebutforthealethouhastgivenme.Nowthoushaltnothavesomuchasonetag-ragofmycoat,evencoulditsavetheefromhanging."
"Now,fellow,"saidRobin,"itwouldillsuitmetospoilthyprettyheadforthee,butItelltheeplainly,thatbutforthisfeastIwoulddothattotheewouldstopthytravelingthecountryformanyadaytocome.Keepthylipsshut,lad,orthyluckwilltumbleoutofthymouthwiththyspeech!"
"Nowout,andalasforthee,man,forthouhastbredthyselfillthisday!"criedtheBeggar,risingandtakinguphisstaff."Takeupthyclubanddefendthyself,fellow,forIwillnotonlybeattheebutIwilltakefromtheethymoneyandleavetheenotsomuchasaclippedgroattobuythyselfalumpofgoosegreasetorubthycrackedcrownwithal.Sodefendthyself,Isay."
ThenupleapedmerryRobinandsnatcheduphisstaffalso."Takemymoney,ifthoucanst,"quothhe."Ipromisefreelytogivetheeeveryfarthingifthoudosttouchme."Andhetwirledhisstaffinhisfingerstillitwhistledagain.
ThentheBeggarswunghisstaffalso,andstruckamightyblowatRobin,whichtheyeomanturned.
