Justine Marion
March 1, 2005
Composition and
Literature
Hour 1
Page 4
Robin Hood 2: Robin Meets Ralph
After escaping the prison Robin thanks his new found friend,
"Thank you for helping me escape; jaywalking was stupid reason for being in prison. I am Asneeze, father of Achoo."
"Bless you."
"Achoo is my son's name. He is in England, your country. Will you look after him? He is headstrong, and cock sure. Or maybe it is the other way around."
"I vow…………………."
"Good, good. Go now or you will miss the tide."
Robin jumps into the ocean and begins swimming vigorously.
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Robin, Achoo, and Blinkin have decided to go to the Crusades in Arabia to save King Richard. In order to get there they strap Blinkin to buoys and use him as a boat. Robin sits in his back and Achoo sits on his butt. Half way there they reach a storm and end up lost. In the morning has cleared up quit a bit.
"I say is that smoke on that mountain over there?"
"No, the mountain is just on fire"
"Did someone just say the mountain is a liar? Can mountains lie?"
They use Blinkin's arms to steer him in the direction that they want him to go. They steer him towards the mountain and land him on the beach.
"Are we there yet?"
"I don't know Blinkin, it doesn't appear as if we're at the right place."
"It looks like an island in the Caribbean."
The three men walk the island until they see people off in the distance.
"I see people. One looks like a piglet"
"Did you say you see a midget?"
"Not a midget, a piglet. Man, white blind men can't hear."
"I say, let's go and socialize and see where the other adults are."
They then proceeded to walk towards the children but were taken aback by the way they were acting. Like little uncivilized savages. Robin then walked up to a boy with a conch.
"What is you name little boy?"
"My name is Ralph and I am chief here."
"Well, I am Robin Hood of Locksley, this is Achoo…"
"Bless you."
"No, that's my name man. Achoo."
"Anyway, and this is my families loyal blind servant, Blinkin."
"Pardon, who's speaking?"
"Never you mind. Anyway, are there no other adults here to look after you, to provide you with food and to see that you don't start killing each other for fun?"
"No, the only adult who was with us died in the crash. So it is just us. And may I ask why you are here?"
"We came to rescue our king from the crusades."
By now all the boys had gathered around to hear what they were talking about, and to find out why there are grown up here. All the boys are staring and watching them, almost like if Ralph had called an assembly. Robin then got up and proceeded to talk to the boys and find out what they knew about the island that they were on.
"Have you been all over the island?"
"I am Jack and I am chief of the hunters and I can assure you that we have been over every inch of the island and there is nothing more harmful here than a pig."
"Well, thank you for that useful piece of information. What all have you been doing here? How have you been living and how on earth do you keep order?"
"Well, we have been hunting and just playing around. We have shelters and certain places to go to the bathroom to remain clean. Jack and the hunters are responsible for getting us food and keeping the fire going so we can get rescued. Piggy, SamnEric and I made shelters for everyone to live in so the littleuns won't have so many nightmares."
"Well, I am here now so naturally I am in charge. Ok, Jack and I will be in charge of the hunters. Achoo and some of the people will be in charge of finding materials to make clothes for you younguns. And Blinkin since you can't see you can be in charge of decorating the shelter so it looks like home in England."
