Robin Hood En Inglés

Robin Hood

Level 2 Retold by Liz Austin Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter

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Contents
page Introduction Chapter 1 Robin Fitzooth is Born in Sherwood Forest Chapter 2 TheSheriff of Nottingham Finds Robin Hood Chapter 3 At St Mary’s Abbey Chapter 4 The King’s Deer Chapter 5 Robin Hood Meets Little John Chapter 6 Robin Hood Helps Sir Richard of Lee Chapter 7 Sir Richard Pays the Abbot Chapter 8 Lady Marian and the Sheriff of Nottingham Chapter 9 The Sheriff’s Visit Chapter 10 Marian Goes to Sherwood Forest Chapter 11 Robin Hood and Friar Tuck Chapter 12 The Two Churchmenand the Bags of Gold Chapter 13 Sir Richard of Lee Comes Back to the Forest Chapter 14 Robin Hood and the Gold Arrow Chapter 15 The Tall Friar Chapter 16 The Last Adventure Activities v 1 3 5 6 9 12 14 15 17 19 20 25 27 28 31 34 39

Introduction
Lord Gamwell followed the man to the middle of Sherwood Forest. There, in the spring sunshine, he saw his daughter. He also saw a baby boy in herarms. Joanna looked up at her father and smiled. 'This is Robin, your grandson,' she said. Robin Hood was born in the forest, and the forest was his home for much of his life. His story is hundreds of years old. At that time, in England, many Saxon people lived in small villages on the lands of important Norman lords (from Normandy, now in France). Other people lived on church lands. Life was hard forthese villagers because they had to give money and food to their lord and to the church. So village people loved to hear stories about Robin Hood. Robin Hood was clever, strong and brave. He loved adventure, and he was the best fighter in England. He took money from rich people and gave it to the poor villagers. The most famous Robin Hood stories are in this book. They are about beautiful LadyMarian, the greedy Sheriff of Nottingham, good King Richard, and his bad brother, Prince John. Many countries have stories about brave and clever adventurers. But is Robin Hood only a story? Perhaps Robin really did live, and perhaps not. There was a King Richard; he was king from 1189 to 1199. He left England and fought in Jerusalem. When he was away, Prince John was the most important man inEngland. Then, when Richard died, John was the next king. The stories say that Robin Hood lived with his men in Sherwood Forest, near the town of Nottingham. Sherwood Forest and Nottingham are about two hundred kilometres north of London. Many people there say that Robin Hood really lived in the forest.

Chapter 1 Robin Fitzooth is Born in Sherwood Forest
The Robin Hood stories are very famous.Most people know that Robin lived in Saxon and Norman times. He robbed rich people and gave the money to poor people. But not everybody knows that he came from a rich family. And not many people know that Robin Hood was halfSaxon and half-Norman. ♦ The story begins with Robin Hood's Saxon grandfather, Sir* George Gamwell. Gamwell lived near a Norman lord*. This lord wanted to take Gamwell's house...