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Then Robin made haste to dress himself as a harper ; and in the afternoon he stood in the door of the church . " Who are you ? " said the bishop , " and what are you doing here ? " " I am a bold harper , " said Robin , " the best in the north country . " " I am glad you have come , " said the bishop kindly . " There is no music that I like so well as that of the harp . Come in , and play for us . " " I will go in , " said Robin Hood ; " but I will not give you any music until I see the bride and bridegroom . " Just then an old man came in . He was dressed in rich clothing , but was bent with age , and was feeble and gray . By his side walked a fair young girl . Her cheeks were very pale , and her eyes were full of tears . " This is no match , " said Robin . " Let the bride choose for herself . " Then he put his horn to his lips , and blew three times . The very next minute , four and twenty men , all dressed in green , and carrying long bows in their hands , came running across the fields . And as they marched into the church , all in a row , the foremost among them was Allin - a - Dale . " Now whom do you choose ? " said Robin to the maiden . " I choose Allin - a - Dale , " she said , blushing . " And Allin - a - Dale you shall have , " said Robin ; " and he that takes you from Allin - a - Dale shall find that he has Robin Hood to deal with . " And so the fair maiden and Allin - a - Dale were married then and there , and the rich old man went home in a great rage . " And thus having ended this merry wedding , The bride looked like a queen : And so they returned to the merry green wood , Amongst the leaves so green . " BRUCE AND THE SPIDER . There was once a king of Scotland whose name was Robert Bruce . He had need to be both brave and wise , for the times in which he lived were wild and rude . The King of England was at war with him , and had led a great army into Scotland to drive him out of the land . Battle after battle had been fought . Six times had Bruce led his brave little army against his foes ; and six times had his men been beaten , and driven into flight . At last his army was scattered , and he was forced to hide himself in the woods and in lonely places among the mountains . One rainy day , Bruce lay on the ground under a rude shed , listening to the patter of the drops on the roof above him . He was tired and sick at heart , and ready to give up all hope . It seemed to him that there was no use for him to try to do anything more . As he lay thinking , he saw a spider over his head , making ready to weave her web . He watched her as she toiled slowly and with great care . Six times she tried to throw her frail thread from one beam to another , and six times it fell short .
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