In the middle of Sherwood Forest in England lived a skilled young man named Robin Hood. In his childhood, he was deceived by some nobles, so he decided then to rob the rich of their money and give it to the poor. He would steal only from the rich and give what he stole to the poor because he saw that the rich didn’t deserve what they had.
When Robin Hood’s fame spread, the sheriff of Nottingham placed many rewards for capturing Robin Hood. But because he was the champion of the poor, many people loved him and made him their leader. They would watch the sheriff and know his schemes to warn Robin Hood about them step by step. So the sheriff couldn’t capture him, and he began plotting to trap Robin Hood in his nets. But Robin was a cunning young man who calculated all his steps.
What increased the sheriff’s tension was the revolt of the rich and their fear of crossing Sherwood Forest, because they knew Robin Hood would attack them and take their money if they passed through. So the sheriff requested some supplies from the king to help him capture Robin Hood, but the king refused to send any of his men to help.
The sheriff thought of a plan with which he could get rid of Robin Hood. He said to Roché, one of his men, “Let’s announce a competition to choose the best archer in Nottingham. Robin Hood won’t be able to resist such a competition. He will definitely come. When he does, my guards will catch him and arrest him.” They all agreed to that.
Robin Hood was a first-class archer, and there was no one better than him in using the bow and arrow in all of Nottingham. So Robin Hood couldn’t resist participating in that competition to prove he was the best in all of Nottingham.
Some loyal men who realized the sheriff’s trick tried to advise Robin Hood against participating. One man said to him, “Robin, this competition wasn’t held except to trap you in the sheriff’s trap.” Another said, “It would be foolish to enter the lion’s den.” But Robin Hood wasn’t ready to listen. He was determined to attend.
The next day, all arrangements were made for the competition. All the crowds were sitting, and there were ten competitors preparing for the competition. The sheriff began searching among them for Robin Hood, but he couldn’t identify him. He asked the guards, “Did Robin come?” The answer was no, he hadn’t arrived yet. Robin had red hair, and none of the competitors had this hair, so the sheriff thought he had realized his trick and hadn’t come out of fear of him.
Despite Robin not appearing, the competition began. Among the participants was a man named William, one of the nobles participating in the competition. He wore green clothing and sought to win the first prize as the best archer in Nottingham and the greatest bow and arrow shooter.
William showed unmatched skill in shooting arrows, for he approached very close to the target he was aiming at. The sheriff praised him. While he was speaking with him, he found William’s arrows aimed at him, and they landed on the chair he was sitting on like cables of lead.
That man in green clothing was none other than Robin Hood himself. Before the sheriff could regain his composure and give orders to his soldiers to pursue Robin, Robin Hood had already jumped over one of the walls to mount his white horse and flee far away on it, after teaching the foolish sheriff and his men a lesson they wouldn’t forget as long as they lived.