21 Jul 1938
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
1
Elizabeth C. James recounts a Robin Hood tale as a bedtime memory and recounts the clash on a log bridge with a seven foot tall stranger. Robin Hood invites the mysterious fighter to join the Merry Men after a river tumble and a horn blast.
The Robin Hood stories are anonymous as a group yet reveal a common stance. They condemn rich Normans and overtaxing churchmen and cast Robin Hood as the champion of the poor. Their tales, like King Arthur to nobles, belong to the common folk. Ballads carried the deeds to campfires before literacy spread.
In Sherwood Forest Robin Hood and Little John welcome Maid Marian as a disguised ally. Robin wins an archery contest by a perfect score, reveals Marian, and fights off the Sheriff as villagers aid the outlaw couple who ride away together.
A series of brief exchanges from a Farm Journal cartoon scene shows a customer balking at prescription prices before learning the cost is 16 cents. A shopper seeks flying attire, a clerk suggests a wing collar. A joke from an Oak Joke Officer ends with a tramp recalling sitting on an acorn.
A bantering exchange between a husband and wife turns on listening and speech. The pleading husband complains he has not spoken while his wife accuses him of listening with a sassy style, prompting a sharp retort.
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