Sunny Times 2

7 unit 25 Ascolta e leggi il testo. Robin Hood is a legendary character. The stories about him are very old and nobody knows if he was a real person or a fantasy character. In the legend, he was a skilled archer, he was brave and fearless. Over time, he became famous for robbing the rich and giving to the poor , and nowadays he is still a loved hero in literature, films and theatre. England, 1191 A.D. The reign of King Richard the First was very different from the times we live in now. The roads were very bad and full of robbers. The poor were oppressed, they lived like animals and no woman was safe. There was a great number of large forests in the country, inhabited by lots of deer. At that time Robin Hood lived near the city of Nottingham. He was of noble birth. But after his father s death, the Sheriff of Nottingham robbed him of his lands. That s why Robin decided to live in the forest of Sherwood, not far from the city of Nottingham. At that time he was about twenty years old. A great number of young men followed him and began a new life in the forest. They became outlaws and made Robin Hood their leader. a deer a horn a bow Robin s faithful man was named Little John. Here is the story of Robin s first meeting with Little John. One day in summertime, Robin left to go for a walk in Sherwood forest. Will Scarlet, one of his faithful men, asked to go with him. He wanted to protect Robin from his old enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin refused: I know the forest very well... I can take my horn with me . Blow it, if you need my help, Will Scarlet said. Robin walked miles and miles and arrived at a stream. There was a long trunk across it and the passage was for one man at a time. Robin got on the trunk and it began to move. He looked up and saw a strange man on the other side of the trunk. He was a real giant. There was a long trunk across the stream. 64