A Village Fair

Robin, John-go-in-the-Wynd and Brother Luke ventured up the winding road to the top of the hill, where there was a sign announcing a fair at Wychwood Bec. “Let us see a little of the fun,” begged Robin. So they turned aside and spent some hours at the fair, tethering the horses near the gate, giving……

Forget Not to Be Brave

“Farewell, my son,” his father had said, “Forget not to be brave. God knows when we shall meet again. Farewell.” He must not cry. Robin thought of his mother and how she, too, had said farewell, the day after his tenth birthday. She had called him to her side in the solar where she sat……

Son of His Father

Ever since he could remember, Robin had been told what was expected of him as son of his father. Like other sons of noble family, he would be sent away from his mother and father to live in the household of another knight, where he would learn all the ways of knighthood. He would learn……

A Real Adventure

Robin stood with his back to the wind, holding his cloak about him. This was a real adventure. Even though he might never be a knight in armor and go to battle to defend England, he would know what it was like to make his bed on God’s earth, feel the prick of rain in……