Hey Tofu
do you want to come with me?
I just saw, my piggy bank has enough money to buy new books
and toys for the children at the orphanage
You can help me buy and distribute the goodies.
You are going to give away all your savings to other children?
How can you do that?
Don’t you want to buy something for yourself?
Tofu, we can’t always think of ourselves
Sometimes we have to help those who do not have the same means as us
Let me tell you a story of kindness
This is the story from a long, long time ago in Nottingham
England when King Richard ruled the country
His younger brother Prince John was a wicked Prince
who took care of the State while the King was away for wars.
Prince John was unkind to common people of Nottingham
and had no consideration for the poor
Under his charge, the rich became richer
while the poor became poorer
The poor had no savior to save them other than Robin Hood
Or the Hooded thief as he was properly known
Robin Hood had a trusted companion called Little John
Robin Hood would rob the rich merchants
and the Prince’s caravans that carried the huge taxes collected from the poor
as they crossed the Sherwood Forest which was the home of Robin Hood
on the way to the Prince’s treasury
And he would distribute the loot amongst the poor
His generosity earned him the name
‘Prince of Thieves’ amongst the common people
And also many rewards that were announced by the Sheriff
for his capture.
But this did not stop Robin from doing his good deeds.
One day, when Robin Hood and his friends
had robbed the Prince’s caravan again
the Prince called the Sheriff of Nottingham to the palace
This is the last time Robin Hood has humiliated my men and me
Sheriff!
What are your troops doing? Why haven’t they caught that thief as yet?
We are doing everything, Your Highness
I assure you, we will have him soon.
You should! Otherwise, someone else will be punished.
The Sheriff made a new plan with his men
He decided to announce an archery competition to be held in Nottingham
And the winner would be announced as the best archer in Nottingham
and also win a kiss from the Maiden Marian.
One day Robin Hood’s friend Tuck came to visit him
Have you heard of the archery competition
that the Sheriff has announced for tomorrow?
Yes, we have Friar. And the men
and I think Robin shouldn’t go to it
It is a trap laid by the Sheriff
All of England knows that Robin Hood is the best archer by far
Robin doesn’t need to go and prove anything there
You worry too much Little John. Lighten up
We will go and have some fun tomorrow
And to ensure that no one recognizes us, we’ll wear disguises.
And so the next day Robin Hood and his friends wore disguises
and went to the competition
Just as Robin Hood had predicted
no one was able to recognize him
Soon it was Robin Hood’s turn to shoot the arrows.
He took the first shot at the board and hit bull’s eye!
The crowd cheered for this unknown archer
Then he took another arrow and shot it again
this one too hit bull’s eye! The crowd cheered louder.
The cheering caught the Sheriff’s attention.
And he turned to see what the matter was.
By now Robin had drawn his third arrow
and took a shot.
It too hit the Bull’s eye
When the forth arrow also did the same
the Sheriff realized something
That is no stranger!
That is Robin Hood
no one can shoot four arrows in a row like that!
Grab him, men!
The whole crowd broke into a frenzy as the Sheriff’s men arrested Robin Hood.
Off with his head!
But Little John moved like a lightening flash
and grabbed the Prince and put a knife to his throat.
Release him immediately
The Sheriff’s men had no choice
except to let go of Robin Hood
The Prince of Thieves and his friends hollered
and made their way out of the archery field
but not before Robin Hood climbed the audience tower
and stole a kiss from the Maiden Marian
Back at the Sherwood Forrest
Robin Hood and his friends got together and celebrated.
You were right, Robin Hood
today was a lot of fun. The Sheriff had this coming.
I am sure you surprised Maiden Marian, too!
Well, not as surprised as the Prince is going to be
when he finds out that we stole 4 bags of gold from his treasury
during the Sheriff’s archery competition!
Everybody laughed heartily!
Wow, Tia! This is such an inspirational story about being selfless
and helping the helpless
I am going to change my ways from now onwards.
I am so proud of you Tofu, that is such a great decision.
keep doing good deeds