122
Yes, you saved our lives. But where can we live? We can’t go home now. The Sheriff’s men will look for us there. Then they must stay here. We need good men who will help us to fight the Sheriff. And our poor mother? We’ll send her food and money. And you can always visit her. Brothers. Oh, Robin, thank you very much. The curtain comes down. Or the actors can leave the scene and stand in front of the audience. Well, if you’re going to join us, it’s time you met some of my outlaws. This is Little John, the biggest and strongest man in Sherwood. Here is Alan Adale. He’s a singer. He often plays music in the town, so he hears what is happening there. And of course we have got Friar Tuck, our favourite fat monk. He’s fat because he eats so well. But I only eat the King’s deer, Robin. I never take from the poor. And then there’s Maid Marian, the most beautiful woman in Sherwood Forest. I’m the only woman in Sherwood Forest. But it helps if you’re also beautiful. Marian, I’m hungry. Cook your own food. I’m not your servant. Marian, this is the twelfth century. Woman belongs to the kitchen. Not in this play. I’m fighting for women’s rights. (Holds up a card or on back of T-shirt: More rights for Sherwood’s women). 122
|