Robin Hood

Title: ROBIN HOOD

Author: D K SWAN

Publishers: LONGMAN

This book is divided in fifteen chapters.

Robin Hood is a ‘’folk hero’’. The common people were poor and they loved to hear stories about Robin Hood. The Robin Hood stories were first told as ballads.

The ballads were poems, partly because poems are easy to remember, partly because they were sung.

Robin Hood was the best bowman in England, and he could fight very well with a sword.

The Little John is the first man of Robin. Robin found Sir Richard in the forest. He explained his story: ‘’ I had a son. He killed a knight. It was in a fair fight at the tournament field, but the proud Sheriff of Nottingham put my son in prison. To get him out of prison took all my money and more. I had to borrow’’

They went to talk with the Sheriff of Nottingham. He was bad. The Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin Hood.

Maid Marian was a pretty girl, but she was also strong.  She was friend of Robin.          

Robin Hood and Maid Marian grew old at last. Maid Marian died first and Robin was alone.

Before dying Robin said: “Put my long bow at my side, and put these words above me: Here lies brave Robin Hood”.
Robin Hood is known as the king of the poor because he stole money from the rich and give to the poor.

My opinion: I found this book boring and I did not understand much.

New words:

DEER- CERVOL

SWORD- ESPASA

BOW- ARC

QUARTERSTAFF- BASTÓ

FIGHT- LLUITAR

KNIGHT- CABALLER