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                                 ROBIN HOOD.
    When Robin Hood lived in his father’s house, he often met a  girl.  Her
name was Marian. She lived with her father not far from Robin’s house.  They
walked in the forest and sometimes went hunting together.  They  liked  each
other very much and one day Robin asked Marian to marry  him.  But  just  at
that time the Normans came and killed Robin’s father, burnt down  his  house
and took away everything he had. Robin did not see Marian for a  long  time.
He wrote a letter, where he told her about his father  and  their  home.  “I
shall always love you,” he wrote, “but the life in the  forest  is  not  for
you, so I shall never see you again, good-bye!”
    Marian was very sad when she read Robin’s letter.  She  cried  all  day
long. At last she decided to go to Sherwood Forest and look for Robin.
    It was a long way to Sherwood Forest and Marian was afraid to travel so
far alone. She dressed herself like a  knight  and  went  off  to  look  for
Robin. One day Robin  dressed  himself  as  a  Norman  knight  and  went  to
Nottingham. On his way through the forest he met another knight.  .  “What’s
your name and where are you going?” They could not see  each  other’s  faces
because their heads and faces were covered by their vizors. Marian  (for  it
was she)  was afraid to answer. “Ah,”  said  Robin,  “you  do  not  want  to
answer. Then fight.” Robin was taller and  stronger  than  Marian,  but  she
fought bravely. Marian got a wound in one arm, Robin  got  a  wound  in  his
cheek. Robin felt sorry for the young  knight  who  was  fighting  so  well.
“Stop! Stop!” cried he. “You will be one of my men.” Robin  forgot  that  he
was dressed like o Norman knight and  spoke  in  his  language  and  in  his
voice. When Marian heard Robin’s voice she dropped her sword  and  took  off
the vizor. Her face was pale but she smiled.
    to hunt—охотиться
    to marry—выходить замуж
    sad—печальный
    to cry—плакать
    to be afraid—бояться
    alone—одна
    a knight—рыцарь
    to cover—зд. закрывать
    a vizor—забрало
    to drop—опускать
    a voise—голос
    a sword—меч
    to smile—улыбаться
    to feel (felt; felt)—чувствовать
    a wound—рана
    to bandage—перевязывать рану

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