A plan slowly began to form, and by the next morning Robin had already set off to overthrow the Sheriff’s power.
This competition would gain him access to the Sheriff’s loot and he would finally be able to return all of the people’s possessions and ensure that the Sheriff would not over throw the Robin’s once thinking face split into a sly grin. Another even went on to say “He should enter the sheriff’s tournament to find the bestįighter of England! The winner would become the Sheriff’s Chief of Guards”. “He’s the best fighter in England!” they cheered. The harsh lives of the poor would increase! The villagers seeing his despair tried to cheer him up. He wanted to make sure the sheriff would not use the already stolen possessions of other peasants to overthrow the King. “Hooray for Robin Hood!” they cheered and danced. Swiftly they took back the stolen possessions and before the soldiers could fight back they had disappeared into the trees. That night the villagers cheered as their possessions were returned to them by Robin and his men. As the soldier nervously approached the famous outlaw, Robin’s band of merry men come and attacked the soldiers. Yet on their way back to the Sheriff’s castle an arrow pierced Guy’s shirt and pinned him to a tree. There high above him was the known out-law. Money left we will just have to take whatever you have!” He sneered and with that the villagers were stripped of whatever money or valuables they had, including wedding rings. “Well the Sheriff of Nottingham demands it so! If you have no “But we can hardly afford the monthly taxes let alone weekly ones!” cried the villagers in despair. “You shall not pay monthly any more,” said Guy with an evil grin. They had been there the week before to collect taxes and yet they returned once more to bring shocking news to the poor people of the village.
“Pay up you stinking peasants!” yelled Guy of Gisborne to the crowding peasants as his soldiers patrolled the street for their taxes.