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People have told stories about Robin Hood for more than 700 years.

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Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character.

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In the legends, Robin Hood was extremely intelligent and had a playful sense of humour.

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He loved playing tricks on people.

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The stories say that Robin Hood was a skilled archer and he always carried a bow and an arrow.

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He wore green clothes and a hat with a green feather. He lived in Sherwood

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Forest with a group of outlaws or criminals known as his Merry Men. The

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group included Friar Tuck, Little John who was unusually tall and Robin's true

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love, Maid Marian. Sherwood Forest was a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in

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England. Most people thought that forests were dangerous places to go. People travelling

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through the forests were often robbed by outlaws. The stories say that Robin Hood only took

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money from rich people so that he could give it to poor people who needed it. So he became

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famous for robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. The Sheriff of Nottingham was

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robin's arch enemy it was the sheriff's job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody

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stole the king's deer the sheriff of nottingham tried to catch robin hood but never succeeded

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centuries ago people loved to tell each other stories of robin hood later he became a famous

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character in books and nowadays robin is still a well-loved hero in literature theater tv and films

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you've got a friend in me

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you've got a friend when the road looks rough ahead in your warm bed

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you just remember what your old pal said boy you got a friend in me

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yeah you've got a friend in me