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Robin Hood's Feast

From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by M. I. Ebbutt

This tale comes from M. I. Ebbutt's Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, a collection that gathered the great outlaw ballads of medieval England and retold them for early twentieth-century readers. The Robin Hood cycle has been told and retold since the thirteenth century, and this episode – Robin's loan to a ruined knight – shows the outlaw as a champion of justice against corrupt abbots and faithless friends. The story is worth your time because it reveals a medieval ideal: that true honour is found not in wealth or rank, but in loyalty, faith, and the courage to help those the world has abandoned. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised.

Band

Blue · Independent readers, confidentTypical starting range: ages 12–14

Length

long · about 1048 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, M. I. Ebbutt

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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