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V . Will Scarlet One warm day in May , Robin was walking along a dusty road with Little John and a new man , Arthur a Bland . Arthur was a tanner , a man who made leather from animal skins . He joined the band only a few days before , after he beat Robin in a fight with staffs . Behind a hedge by the road they found a cold spring , and they lay down in the shade of a tree . After a while Robin sat up . “ Look at that pretty bird , ” he said . A young man was walking slowly along the road . His coat was of red silk , and a fine sword hung at his side . He had long yellow hair and a velvet cap with a feather . In his hand he held a rose , and now and then he smelled it . “ His clothes are too pretty for me , ” said Arthur , “ but look at his shoulders . He’s strong . ” “ Nonsense , ” said Robin . “ If a mouse ran across the road , he would faint . He’s the son of some rich lord , with poor people’s money in his purse . Watch me . ” Robin stood in the middle of the road . “ Stop ! ” he cried . “ Give me your purse ! ” “ I’m sorry , but I can’t , ” said the stranger in a soft , gentle voice . “ Please let me go . ” Robin lifted his staff . The stranger sighed and drew his sword . “ Put that away , ” said Robin . “ It’s no match for my staff . Get yourself a stick and fight fairly . ” The stranger went to some young oak trees by the road . He did not cut one . He took hold of a young tree and pulled it out of the ground , roots and all ! Then he calmly cut off the roots with his sword . Little John whistled . “ Did you see that , Arthur ? I think our poor master is in trouble . ” The dust rose around the two fighters like a cloud . Robin hit the stranger three times , but the stranger was very strong . At last the stranger struck three great blows , and the third one knocked Robin down into the dust . “ Stop ! ” cried Robin . “ I give up ! ” Little John and Arthur ran out from behind the hedge . “ Are there two more of you ? ” said the stranger quietly . “ Well , come on . ” “ No , we won’t fight any more , ” said Robin . His arm hurt from his fingers to his elbow . “ What is your name , good fellow ? ” “ My name is Gamwell , and I come from Maxfield . I’m looking for my mother’s youngest brother . People call him Robin Hood . ” “ Will Gamwell ! ” cried Robin . “ Don’t you know me , lad ? I’m your Uncle Robin ! ” And the two men hugged each other . “ When I left , you were a thin boy with big knees , ” said Robin . “ I taught you to shoot and to fight with a staff . But why did you leave home ? ” Will’s face grew sad . “ My father had a steward , a man who looked after his farms and his money . One day this man was very rude to my father , and I couldn’t stand it . I hit him on the ear , and he fell and died . So my family sent me to you , to escape the law . ”
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