|
|
|
b) Listen, then read.
ROBIN AND MARIAN
When Robin Hood lived in his father's house, he often met a girl. Her name was Marian. She lived with her father not far from Robin's house. They walked in the forest and sometimes went hunting1 together. They liked each other very much and one day Robin asked Marian to marry him.
But just at that time the Normans came and killed Robin's father, burnt down his house and took away everything he had. Robin was saved, because he fought so bravely that no soldier could go near him, kill him or take him to prison2. When Robin saw that his father
was dead and that his house was burnt down, he ran away to the great forest of Sherwood. A great number of poor men joined him.
In a short time there were very many men in the forest. They made Robin Hood their leader. The poor people loved Robin and his men whom they called the Merry Men3. Robin became known as Robin of Sherwood Forest or Robin Hood. Some people say that he was called Hood because he and his men wore green hoods4. He became known not only in England, but in many countries as Robin Hood.
Robin did not see Marian for a long time. He wrote a letter where he told her about his father and their home. "I will always love you," he wrote, "but the life in the forest is not for you, so I'll
|
|
