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" I am ready to answer them , O king ! " said the shepherd . " Indeed , indeed ! " said the king , and he laughed to himself . " Well , then , answer my first question : How long shall I live ? Come , you must tell me to the very day . " " You shall live , " said the shepherd , " until the day that you die , and not one day longer . And you shall die when you take your last breath , and not one moment before . " The king laughed . " You are witty , I see , " he said . " But we will let that pass , and say that your answer is right . And now tell me how soon I may ride round the world . " " You must rise with the sun , " said the shepherd , " and you must ride with the sun until it rises again the next morning . As soon as you do that , you will find that you have ridden round the world in twenty - four hours . " The king laughed again . " Indeed , " he said , " I did not think that it could be done so soon . You are not only witty , but you are wise , and we will let this answer pass . And now comes my third and last question : What do I think ? " " That is an easy question , " said the shepherd . " You think that I am the Abbot of Canterbury . But , to tell you the truth , I am only his poor shepherd , and I have come to beg your pardon for him and for me . " And with that , he threw off his long gown . The king laughed loud and long . " A merry fellow you are , " said he , " and you shall be the Abbot of Canterbury in your master's place . " " O king ! that cannot be , " said the shepherd ; " for I can neither read nor write . " " Very well , then , " said the king , " I will give you something else to pay you for this merry joke . I will give you four pieces of silver every week as long as you live . And when you get home , you may tell the old abbot that you have brought him a free pardon from King John . " A STORY OF ROBIN HOOD . In the rude days of King Richard and King John there were many great woods in England . The most famous of these was Sherwood forest , where the king often went to hunt deer . In this forest there lived a band of daring men called outlaws . They had done something that was against the laws of the land , and had been forced to hide themselves in the woods to save their lives . There they spent their time in roaming about among the trees , in hunting the king's deer , and in robbing rich travelers that came that way . There were nearly a hundred of these outlaws , and their leader was a bold fellow called Robin Hood . They were dressed in suits of green , and armed with bows and arrows ; and sometimes they carried long wooden lances and broadswords , which they knew how to handle well . Whenever they had taken anything , it was brought and laid at the feet of Robin Hood , whom they called their king . He then divided it fairly among them , giving to each man his just share .
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