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IX , Cl., , 2., , 3., , 9., , 10., , C2,, , , , sia. 3 sail f, , English Poem 6 - The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood, , Francis es Chi, How was the pedlar travelling? eatin Tabet, , The pedlar was travelling by foot across the grasslands,, , Who did the pedlar meet on the road?, , The pedlar chanced upon Robin Hood and his associate Little John, both outlaws., What did the pedlar have in his pack?, , The pedlar had suits of gay green silks and a few silken bowstrings., , What did Little John want from the pedlar?, , Little John commanded the pedlar to give him half the contents of the pack he was, carrying., , What did the pedlar boldly claim?, , The pedlar claimed that no man in all of Nottingham had the courage to ask him to, part with half his pack., , How did the pedlar protect his pack?, , The pedlar placed the pack below his knee to protect it., , Why did Little john request the pedlar to stop fighting?, , The pedlar fought hard with Little John till both of them started sweating. However, Little John could not dislodge the pack from under the pedlar's knee. Little John, was so tired by then that he requested the pedlar to stop., , What challenge did Robin Hood put before Little John?, , Robin Hood challenged the pedlar to a sword fight., , Who won the second fight?, The pedlar won the second fight., , What was the pedlar's identity?, The pedlar was in fact Robin Hood's maternal cousin and his name was Gamble Gold., , Discuss the following questions in groups and answer :, , Who were Robin Hood and Little John? Why did they attack the pedlar?, Robin Hood and Little John were outlaws who robbed the rich and gave it to the, poor and the needy. They attacked the pedlar when he refused to part with half the, contents of his pack., , Describe the struggle between, , a) the pedlar and Little John, and the outcome., , b) the pedlar and Robin Hood, and the outcome., The pedlar and Little Joh fought with their swords till they started sweating and, , Little John conceded defeat and pleaded with the pedlar to stop., , The pedlar and Robin Hood too had a sword fight till they bled and Robin Hood, pleaded with the pedlar to stop and accepted defeat.

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3., , C3., , Robin Hood calls the pedlar his cousin. How is the fact revealed?, , When Robin Hood and Little John challenge the pedlar to a fight, they end u, getting defeated by the young man. Curious, they ask for his identity. Refusin ns, let his identity known first he asks them to reveal their identity first. After gétlin, to know that they are Robin Hood and Little John, the pedlar reveals that he ig, Gamble Gold, maternal cousin of Robin Hood., , Little John and Robin Hood lose to the pedlar. Yet the ballad ends ona happy, note. Give reason., , The ballad ends on a happy note despite Robin Hood and Little John losing their, duels to the pedlar as they find out that the young pedlar is none other than Robin, Hood's maternal cousin Gamble Gold., , Answer the following questions :, , Little John and Robin Hood are chivalrous men. How do they take their, , defeat? Was it right to do so? Why?, , Robin Hood and Little John commanded the pedlar to part with half the contents, , of his pack. When he refused they both fought sword duels with him and ended up, , getting defeated. However, they took the defeat in the right spirit and gave the, , young man the credit of the wins. This was the right thing to do as Robin Hood, , and his band of Merry Men, though declared as outlaws, still fought for justice, and stood for what was right., , If Robin Hood and Little John had not shown humility, how do you think the, ballad would have ended?, , If Robin Hood and Little John had not shown humility when they ended up getting, defeated by the pedlar, there might have been unwanted bloodshed and they might, have unknowingly killed Robin Hood's maternal cousin. Their reputation as good, , men would also have got tarnished., "The pedlar stands for integrity." Do you agree with this view? Justify your, , The pedlar was the epitome of integrity as he stood by what he believed in ite, contents in the pack were his and he was not going to part with them ‘c a Sm, wayside thieves without a fight. He also insisted that Robin Hood am _ eonn, reveal their identity first as they had lost the fight against him before asking, , reveal his.