Robin Hood

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

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

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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 her 
arms. 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 for these 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 Lady Marian, 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 in England. 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. 

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