Whenandwheredoesthestoryhappen?KingRichardFirstisagoodman.RobinHoodisloyal(忠诚的)tohim.ButthenKingRichardFirstgoesaway.Guess:WhydoesKingRichardFirstgoaway?Forawar.SohisbrotherJohnbecomestheking.KingJohniscruel(冷酷无情的)andgreedy(贪婪的).ThepoorpeoplepaymoremoneytoKingJohn.RobinHoodandhisfriendshide(隐藏)inSherwoodForest.TheycallthemselvestheMerryMenandtheyalwaysweargreenclothes.RobinandtheMerryMentakemoneyfromtherichpeople.Thentheygivethemoneytothepoorpeople.Theyareveryfamous.Manypeoplerespectthem.RobinHoodisaherotothepoorpeople.ButheisanenemytoKingJohn.SoKingJohnhasanideatocatchhim.Whatistheidea?KingJohnplansanarcherycontesttocatchRobin.Theprizeisagoldenarrow.Robinwantsthegoldenarrow.Robindressesasanoldfarmer.Ofcoursethefarmeristhebestarcherandwinsthegoldenarrow.Doyouknowhowhisenemyrecognize(认出)him?Hebendsonhiskneesforthearrow.Thentheenemyseeshisgreenclothes.Luckily,Robinrunsawaysuccessfully.OnedayRobinHoodishuntingintheforest.Heseesaknight/naɪt/.Theknightisridingahorse.“IamKingRichard.I’mreturninghomefromawar.”saystheknight.RobinandtheMerryMenareverysurprised.Butsoontheylaughandcheer.ThenextdaytheyleaveSherwoodForest.KingRichardbecomesthekingofEnglandagain.RobinandtheMerryMenreturntotheirhomes.Question:WhydomanypoorpeoplerespectRobinandtheMerryMen?RobinandtheMerryMentakemoneyfromtherichpeople.Thentheygivethemoneytothepoorpeople.