Chapter 8
Lady Marian and the Sheriff of Nottingham
Every year in summer, Marian's father had a great party. Lords and
ladies and the people from the villages came. They ate and drank. This
year, the Sheriff of Nottingham came too, with fifty of his men. He
watched Marian carefully.
‘She is very beautiful,’ he thought, ‘and Robin Hood loves her. I
know he will come today. Then my men can catch him.’
The music started and people began to dance. A man went to Marian
and spoke to her. She smiled and gave him her hand.
The sheriff stood up and called loudly to his men, ‘That's him! That's
Robin Hood! Take him!’