Robin Hood and Friar Tuck

One day Robin Hood saw Friar Tuck, a priest in the forest. The priest was sitting on the bank of a stream and did not see Robin. On seeing the priest Robin took out his sword and walked up to him silently. He held the sword at the priest's throat and said to him, "I want to go to the other side of the stream without wetting my feet. There is no bridge and there is not even a log of wood thrown across it. Carry me on your back to the other side."

The priest obeyed Robin Hood. But as soon as Robin got off his back, the priest threw Robin to the ground and commanded the criminal to carry him back across the stream once again.

Robin obeyed Friar Tuck, but as soon as he reached the bank, he threw Friar Tack to the ground and asked him to carry him across the stream once again.

Friar Tuck said that he would obey him. But when he was in the middle of the stream, he threw Robin into the water and walked off to the bank. Robin Hood was very angry. He took out his sword and ran to the bank. But Friar Tuck was not frightened; he was no coward. He took out his sword and started fighting in earnest. Robin Hood admired the priest's courage and his skill in using the sword for he could protect himself with ease.

They stopped fighting after some time. Then Robin Hood said, "I am Robin Hood. You are a very bold man and so I like you. You have proved your worth and you can join my merry band if you want to."

Friar Tuck agreed to join the band of outlaws. Then Robin Hood took out his horn and blew it three times. Twenty of his men came to him. Robin Hood said, "These are some of my men".

Friar Tuck whistled three times and twenty dogs came running to him. He said, "These are my dogs. They will also come and live with me".