VirtuAule LiveStream English + Phonetics = Story - Robin Hood - Chapter 6: The Abbot: Outwitted

This live video broadcast retells the story of Robin Hood in different episodes.

The sixth episode of this English Classic describes how Robin outwits the Abbot and his men and takes forty bags of gold.

Hear the spoken text while you read the English and Phonetics together. This practice will improve your pronunciation and will increase your vocabulary and comprehension.

After the reading, the speaker will introduce some topics for consideration and discussion.

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The covered wagon

with knights dressed as monks

moved slowly into Sherwood Forest.

As they came to the middle of the forest,

one of the knights said,

‘Robin Hood doesn’t know

that the Sheriff and his men

are coming from Nottingham.’

Suddenly an arrow flew out from the forest.

It hit one of the knights in the chest.

The knight was not hurt

because he was wearing armour

under the monk’s clothes.

Then a tall man stepped onto the road.

Immediately the covers of the wagon opened

and the other knights jumped out.

One of the knights sounded a hunting horn.

Another horn answered from farther up the road.

It was from the Sheriff’s men

who were coming on the same road.

'It's Robin Hood.’ called one of the knights

from the wagon.

The tall man ran into the forest

and the knights ran after him.

They chased the tall man,

who was Little John,

deeply into the forest.

But Little John was so fast and nimble

that the knights could not catch him.

Little John had been alone.

The real Robin Hood was with his men

in another part of the forest.

They were waiting for the Abbot’s cart

to come into the forest on another road.

Finally the fat miller appeared

with his two knights

and the women behind him.

'Where are you going, good miller?'

Robin called out.

But the fat miller said nothing.

'All travellers who pass through Sherwood

must pay a tax,' he told the miller.

'We will take a little flour from you,

but we will take only

the small bags,' Robin said.

The miller's face turned red.

Then Robin pulled the miller out of the cart

and threw him to the ground.

'I am Sir Roger of Doncaster,'

said one of the knights.

'Who is this outlaw

who robs women and a poor miller?'

'I am Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest,'

answered Robin.

'And we shall see

if this miller is really poor.'

He moved the large bags of flour

and found the forty bags of golden crowns.

'Tell me,