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 AMVPromoZENTO By seeddestiny
from Dailymotion - most commented videos
July 24, 2008
Nouvelle promotion de zento destiny faite par SEED destiny Découvrez sont nouveau niveau et sont nouveau style ! Vidéo faites en 1H merci et bonne vidéo !site de la team : http://zentodestiny.olympe-network.com/Author: SFPN-GNG Tags: amv zento anime manga Code geass R2 AMV Clannad TV Tales of symphonia Romeojuliet Shakuga no shana Gundam oo fates stay night Claymore 3d Chrono crusade gundam Maross FTsubasa reservoir Posted: 24 July 2008 Rating: 4.8 Votes: 21
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 Tales of the Past 1 parte 1/2 subs spanish
from YouTube :: Tag // machinima
July 20, 2008
Subtitulado by borjito1/Darso Despues de meditar y meditar y repasar y repasar... lo he subido, la parte 2 ya casi esta... ahora dire esto: COMO ODIO SUBTITULAR ALGO SIN VOCES POR DIOS XDDDD, y los subtítulos originales no ayudan mucho, que en comparacion ae los de Tales of the past 2 y Tales of the past 3 , son mas anchos y gordos... haciendo que me cueste cada vez más taparlos, y en consecuencia quedan algunos subtítulos un poco raros pero se leen perféctamente. PD:NO me gusta subtitular algo sin voces pero como voy a traducir todo...pues todo se traduce y punto (xD) Author: borjito1 Keywords: Tales of the Past II III Animation WoW world warcraft warrior paladin Yimo Blazer Machinima subs spanish Added: July 20, 2008
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 Robin Hood and Maid Marian
from Storynory - Stories For Kids
July 20, 2008
Download the audio Read by Natasha. Duration 12.22 More than 800 years ago, a coach and horses was passing through Sherwood Forrest. The passengers inside the carriage were a rich and important family, and they were guarded by four soldiers riding on horseback, two out in front, and two behind. Even so, when they came to the part of the forrest known as Greenwood, the father became nervous, because he knew that it was thick with thieves and bandits. His wife noticed that his finger was tapping on his knee, and she put her hand on top of his to calm his nerves. His beautiful daughter, whose name was Marian, closed her eyes and managed to fall asleep to the rocking of the carriage. If the bandits attack, thought the father, I will give up my gold. But I only pray that they do not touch a hair on the head of my dear Marian ! And then what he feared, happened. At first, the family did not even realise that they were being attacked. The robbers jumped down from the trees above, and pulled the soldiers off their horses and onto the ground. It was all so skillfully planned that the guards were over-powered in less than a minute. The coach driver tried to whip up the horses to make them fly forward - and that alerted the family - but it was useless for a tree lay across the road and he had to pull them up sharp with a jolt. They were caught in a trap. The father expected to hear the age old cry of highwaymen Stand and Deliver - which meant that they were to get out of the carriage and hand over their valuables. But instead, there was a polite tap on the door of the carriage, and a voice said; Dear Sir, be so kind as to step outside. Ah, they mock me, he said to his wife. . As his foot set down on the road, he noticed that his knee was wobbling. He found himself facing a young man dressed in green. Behind him stood six men, dressed in the same colour, and armed with swords and long bows. Here, said the father, Take this purse of gold, Only, I beg you, do not touch my wife or daughter. I swear by St. Mary and all that is sacred that they have no jewels or valuables about their persons. In fact, this was not true. His wife was at that moment busy stuffing her jewels down the front of her dress. Good Gracious! said the leader of the bandits. What do you take me for? I would do no harm to a lady ! At that moment, Maid Marian jumped down out of the carriage. What are you doing? cried the father. Get back dear. This instant. But Maid Marian was a high spirited young lady with a fiery temper. She went up to the bandit leader and slapped him around the face. Take that you coward, she said. Give me a sword and I ll show you a fight. The father was horrified, for he had no idea that his daughter practiced fencing with her brothers, and was more skilled with a sword than any of them. She was no mean shot with a long bow and arrow too - but he had no inkling of that either. The robber touched the side of his face where she had swiped him. I would that it were a kiss, he said, But your hand stings sweetly all the same. Now my beautiful amazon, spare your temper. In return for the gold your father has just given me - and for which I am truly grateful - my men shall ride behind your carriage to the edge of the forest and ensure that no criminals attack you - for I m sorry to say that this forrest is full of the worst sort of people. Maid Marian slapped him again round the face, and then got back into the carriage with hot tears in her eyes. But the bandits were true to their word, and gave the family their protection to the edge of the forrest. Before they parted, the leader of the robbers once more tapped on the door of the carriage. He wished his victims safe journey to their home. And my lady, he said to Maid Marian, I so desire to have the pleasure of setting eyes on you once again. Pray, do tell me your name. At first she did not want to reply, but then she said softly, Marian. And the robber said, Well dear Marian. This evening in Greenwood you have won the heart of Robin Hood, and with that he jumped on his horse and sped away. The cheek of it! said the mother. But the father was almost relieved, for often bandits did far more harm to travelers than they had received. Two months went past, and Marian s father and mother decided that it was time for her to wed. They began talks with a rich lord whose eldest son was good looking, but extremely arrogant. When they told Marian that she must marry him, she was furious: Do I not have any say in the matter? she said. My dear, said her father, You are young and do not know what is best for you. But Marian s character was not the sort that could be forced to do anything unless she wanted it herself. And so she resolved to run away. She knew that many of the local boys from poor families had gone to Sherwood Forrest and become outlaws. Some were robbers, but others lived by hunting the king s deer, which was against the law. She cut her own hair, dressed herself as a paige boy, armed herself with sword and a long bow, and rode off on the fastest horse in her father s stable. Nobody knew better than her that it was dangerous to ride through the forest, especially alone, but she did not care because she was so angry at thought of marrying a man she did not love, or even like. If I meet robbers, I shall fight them, she said to herself, And if they kill me, my life will be little loss to me, for I am so unhappy in my heart. She rode deep into the woods Eventually, she found a clearing in which there stood an old log-cabbin. It was half fallen down, but she thought that she would mend it and live there. She would survive by hunting and fishing. As she was hungry, she sat down to eat the bread and cheese that she had bought with her. While she was doing this, she heard footsteps, and she jumped to her feet, her sword in hand. A man appeared, dressed in green, and she recognised him right away as Robin Hood who had attacked her family. Hold back, she called out, pointing her sword at him, for if you try to rob me it will cost you your life. Robin was interested to find this spirited lad with no sign of any bristle on his chin. Young boy, he said, Put down your sword, for I mean you know harm. I am just an innocent forester, and I came here to mend my cabin. No you re not, said Marian, You re Robin Hood, the notorious outlaw. Take one step closer, and I ll run you through. For in truth, what made Marian so angry was that he had not recognised her. So much for his sweet words about winning his heart, she said to himself. It was all meaningless hot air. I ll show him. Seeing the sword painting dangerously towards him, Robin drew his own sword, meaning to use it to push Marian s aside, but she saw what was happening and thrust forward. He only just managed to deflect her sword from cutting his ear. And then they fought. They clashed, They thrust, they parried, they twirled. Marian drew blood from Robin s cheek, and that enflamed his anger. Then he fought back with all his strength, but she was nibble footed and skilled; even so, she took a cut above her eye. Now she was blinded by her own blood, and she was cutting wildly about her with her sword. Robin managed to get behind her and wrestle her to the ground. Gently, gently, he was saying. Calm yourself now. Time to stop fighting and be friends. I could use a boy like you in my band of followers. He allowed Marian to turn round and now he was looking into her face. You faithless man, she said, You do not know me, But he did, And he kissed her on the lips. And that s the story of how Maid Marian came to join Robin Hood and his men in Sherwood Forrest. Copyright Version - Storynory
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 CMP 012 - The Song of Amergin
from Celtic Myth Podshow
July 19, 2008
The Sons of Mil finally break through the magic of the Children of Danu and land on the shores of Erin. They demand recompense for the death of their kin and negotiations take place. Now it is up to the Tuatha De Danaan - will they fight, flee or come up with another plan? And yet, the great Bard Amergin also has a trick or two up his sleeve!
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 Tales of Vesperia Trailer 2 (SUBBED)
from YouTube :: Tag // second life
July 18, 2008
The second official Vesperia trailer! I'm not fluent in Japanese la de da. But I know it decently well, which is why I decided to sub this awesome trailer. Notes for a part I left unsubbed -- Yuri's "Ryou no tame, nan darou ga" (I might be hearing it incorrectly, but that's what it sounds like). Yuri is so SLANGY, and it's hard to translate Japanese slang to English. I don't know what he means by "ryou" it could need story context, but it would translate like "I don't care if it's for the sake of ryou or what" and I didn't add it as a sub thanks to that "ryou". xD About the part where Yuri says "Hoshihami ka?" Now, "hoshi" means star, I looked up "hami" and found words like "hamidashi" and "hamidasu" which mean pretty much the same thing, "to be forced out, or crowded out" according to the dictionary. So, how on earth would "hoshihami" be translated into English? Your guess is as good as mine. o_O; Next, a note on our white haired probably enemy character's line, "Mangetsu no kora wa inochi moehatsu", "The children of the full moon will glow with life." I'm not confident at all in that translation, but heey, it works. Anyone fluent in Japanese, please give me a better one. xDD I think I'm fighting it because it sounds so cliche. *face palm* Author: roseice Keywords: tales of vesperia yuri estelle karol rita judith raven repede flynn Added: July 18, 2008
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 Candlemass - Somewhere in Nowhere
from YouTube :: Tag // lost
July 18, 2008
From the 1989 album "Tales of Creation" Lyrics: Here I am In this strange world A different universe Nowhere in time I'm captured in my dreams On this lonely journey To find the morning light To be me Eternal life Beyond the death we know A restless soul But am I dead? (Lost in nowhere, timeless prison Will I ever find the reason I wish that I could escape this dream Can I ever return to reality) This labyrinth of my own feelings A misty ocean But where's the shore? I know that I exist But somehow I don't Can't find the morning light Can't be me Here I am In this strange world A different universe Nowhere in time Lost in nowhere, timeless prison Author: masterofreality07 Keywords: Candlemass somewhere in nowhere tales of creation doom metal Added: July 18, 2008
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 Canceled Project - Lordaeron
from YouTube :: Tag // voice
July 16, 2008
Hey people, This is my first machinima. I wanted to make a story line series with about 20 episodes. But the lack of voice actors has made it impossible. I will create more movies but it will not use a story line untill I have enough voice actors Author: MorthusProductions Keywords: machinima world warcraft wow fight scene shade valthir celthor athene azerothian super villians nyhm tales past wotlk Added: July 16, 2008
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Jack and the Beanstalk
from Storynory - Stories For Kids
July 14, 2008
Download the audio Read by Natasha. Duration 19.50 (new recording) There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-White. And all they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning, which they carried to the market and sold. But one morning Milky-White gave no milk. What shall we do, what shall we do? said the widow, wringing her hands. Cheer up, mother, I ll go and get work somewhere, said Jack. We ve tried that before, and nobody would take you, said his mother. We must sell Milky-White and with the money start a shop, or something. All right, mother, says Jack. It s market day today, and I ll soon sell Milky-White, and then we ll see what we can do. So he took the cow, and off he started. He hadn t gone far when he met a funny-looking old man, who said to him, Good morning, Jack. Good morning to you, said Jack, and wondered how he knew his name. Well, Jack, and where are you off to? said the man. I m going to market to sell our cow there. Oh, you look the proper sort of chap to sell cows, said the man. I wonder if you know how many beans make five. Two in each hand and one in your mouth, says Jack, as sharp as a needle. Right you are, says the man, and here they are, the very beans themselves, he went on, pulling out of his pocket a number of strange-looking beans. As you are so sharp, says he, I don t mind doing a swap with you your cow for these beans. Go along, says Jack. You take me for a fool! Ah! You don t know what these beans are, said the man. If you plant them overnight, by morning they grow right up to the sky. Really? said Jack. You don t say so. Yes, that is so. And if it doesn t turn out to be true you can have your cow back. Right, says Jack, and hands him over Milky-White and pockets the beans. Back home goes Jack and says to his mother: You ll never guess mother what I got for Milky-White. And his mother became very excited: Five pounds? Ten? Fifteen? No, it can t be twenty. I told you you couldn t guess. What do you say to these beans? They re magical. Plant them overnight and What! says Jack s mother. Have you been such a fool, such a dolt, such an idiot? Take that! Take that! Take that! And as for your precious beans here they go out of the window. And now off with you to bed. Not a sup shall you drink, and not a bit shall you swallow this very night. So Jack went upstairs to his little room in the attic, and sad and sorry he was, to be sure. At last he dropped off to sleep. When he woke up, the room looked so funny. The sun was shining into part of it, and yet all the rest was quite dark and shady. So Jack jumped up and went to the window. And what do you think he saw? Why, the beans his mother had thrown out of the window into the garden had sprung up into a giant beanstalk which went up and up and up till it reached the sky. So the man spoke truth after all. The beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack s window, so all he had to do was to open it and give a jump onto the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder. So Jack climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed till at last he reached the sky. And when he got there he found a long broad road going as straight as a dart. So he walked along, and he walked along, and he walked along till he came to a great big tall house, and on the doorstep there was a great big tall woman. Good morning, ma am, says Jack, quite polite-like. Could you be so kind as to give mesome breakfast? For he was as hungry as a hunter. It s breakfast you want, is it? says the great big tall woman. It s breakfast you ll be if you don t move off from here. My man is an ogre and there s nothing he likes better than boys broiled on toast. You d better be moving on or he ll be coming. Oh! please, mum, do give me something to eat, mum. I ve had nothing to eat since yesterday morning, really and truly, mum, says Jack. I may as well be broiled as die of hunger. Well, the ogre s wife was not half so bad after all. So she took Jack into the kitchen, and gave him a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk. But Jack hadn t half finished these when thump! thump! thump! the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone coming. Goodness gracious me! It s my old man, said the ogre s wife. What on earth shall I do? Come along quick and jump in here. And she bundled Jack into the oven just as the ogre came in. He was a big one, to be sure. At his belt he had three calves strung up by the heels, and he unhooked them and threw them down on the table and said: Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead, I ll have his bones to grind my bread. Nonsense, dear, said his wife. You re dreaming. Or perhaps you smell the scraps of that little boy you liked so much for yesterday s dinner. Here, you go and have a wash and tidy up, and by the time you come back your breakfast ll be ready for you. So off the ogre went, and Jack was just going to jump out of the oven and run away when the woman told him: Wait till he s asleep. He always has a doze after breakfast. Well, the ogre had his breakfast, and after that he goes to a big chest and takes out a couple of bags of gold, and down he sits and counts till at last his head began to nod and he began to snore till the whole house shook again. Then Jack crept out on tiptoe from his oven, and as he was passing the ogre, he took one of the bags of gold under his arm, and off he pelters till he came to the beanstalk, and then he threw down the bag of gold, which, of course, fell into his mother s garden, and then he climbed down and climbed down till at last he got home and told his mother and showed her the gold and said, Well, mother, wasn t I right about the beans? They are really magical, you see. So they lived on the bag of gold for some time, but at last they came to the end of it, and Jack made up his mind to try his luck once more at the top of the beanstalk. So one fine morning he rose up early, and got onto the beanstalk, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed till at last he came out onto the road again and up to the great tall house he had been to before. There, sure enough, was the great tall woman a-standing on the doorstep. Good morning, mum, says Jack, as bold as brass, could you be so good as to give me something to eat? Go away, my boy, said the big tall woman, or else my man will eat you up for breakfast. But aren t you the youngster who came here once before? Do you know, that very day my man missed one of his bags of gold. That s strange, mum, said Jack, I dare say I could tell you something about that, but I m so hungry I can t speak till I ve had something to eat. Well, the big tall woman was so curious that she took him in and gave him something to eat. But he had scarcely begun munching it as slowly as he could when thump! thump! they heard the giant s footstep, and his wife hid Jack away in the oven. All happened as it did before. In came the ogre as he did before, said, Fee-fi-fo-fum, and had his breakfast off three broiled oxen. Then he said, Wife, the hen that lays the golden eggs. So she brought it, and the ogre said, Lay, and it laid an egg all of gold. And then the ogre began to nod his head, and to snore till the house shook. Then Jack crept out of the oven on tiptoe and caught hold of the golden hen, and was off before you could say Jack Robinson. But this time the hen gave a cackle which woke the ogre, and just as Jack got out of the house he heard him calling, Wife, wife, what have you done with my golden hen? And the wife said, Why, my dear? But that was all Jack heard, for he rushed off to the beanstalk and climbed down like a house on fire. And when he got home he showed his mother the wonderful hen, and said Lay to it; and it laid a golden egg every time he said Lay. Well it wasn t long before Jack made up his mind to have another try at his luck up there at the top of the beanstalk. So one fine morning he rose up early and got to the beanstalk, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed, and he climbed till he got to the top. But this time he knew better than to go straight to the ogre s house. And when he got near it, he waited behind a bush till he saw the ogre s wife come out with a pail to get some water, and then he crept into the house and got into a big copper pot. He hadn t been there long when he heard thump! thump! thump! as before, and in came the ogre and his wife. Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, cried out the ogre. I smell him, wife, I smell him. Do you, my dearie? says the ogre s wife. Then, if it s that little rogue that stole your gold and the hen that laid the golden eggs he s sure to have got into the oven. And they both rushed to the oven. But Jack wasn t there, luckily. So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter, Well, I could have sworn and he d get up and search the larder and the cupboards and everything, only, luckily, he didn t think of the copper pot. After breakfast was over, the ogre called out, Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp. So she brought it and put it on the table before him. Then he said, Sing! and the golden harp sang most beautifully. And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder. Then Jack lifted up the copper lid very quietly and got down like a mouse and crept on hands and knees till he came to the table, when up he crawled, caught hold of the golden harp and dashed with it towards the door. But the harp called out quite loud, Master! Master! and the ogre woke up just in time to see Jack running off with his harp. Jack ran as fast as he could, and the ogre came rushing after, and would soon have caught him, only Jack had a start and dodged him a bit and knew where he was going. When he got to the beanstalk the ogre was not more than twenty yards away when suddenly he saw Jack disappear. And when he came to the end of the road he saw Jack underneath climbing down for dear life. Well, the ogre didn t like trusting himself to such a ladder, and he stood and waited, so Jack got another start. But just then the harp cried out, Master! Master! and the ogre swung himself down onto the beanstalk, which shook with his weight. Down climbs Jack, and after him climbed the ogre. By this time Jack had climbed down and climbed down and climbed down till he was very nearly home. So he called out, Mother! Mother! bring me an ax, bring me an ax. And his mother came rushing out with the ax in her hand, but when she came to the beanstalk she stood stock still with fright, for there she saw the ogre with his legs just through the clouds. But Jack jumped down and got hold of the ax and gave a chop at the beanstalk which cut it half in two. The ogre felt the beanstalk shake and quiver, so he stopped to see what was the matter. Then Jack gave another chop with the ax, and the beanstalk was cut in two and began to topple over. Then the ogre fell down and broke his crown, and the beanstalk came toppling after. Then Jack showed his mother his golden harp, and what with showing that and selling the golden eggs, Jack and his mother became very rich, and he married a great princess, and they lived happy ever after.
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 Wth Decus XD(Possible Spoiler)
from YouTube :: Tag // naruto
July 14, 2008
Okay so, I got bored when one of my friends were over(like less than 30min ago) and I showed her the original scene of it, and I had the idea to add music to it. So Tada! XD. ******This could be a spoiler for those who haven't played Tales of Symphonia : Dawn of The New World yet(I haven't but it's not really a spoiler if you can't read Japanese. The words have nothing to do with this video anyways). Author: SheenaXWilder Keywords: Tales of Symphonia Knights Rataosk Decus Dancing Random Wth SheenaXWilder Bored Sex Secks Pron Naruto Added: July 13, 2008
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 sjes system special japan expo 2008
from Dailymotion - channel gaming
July 13, 2008
Voici notre nouvelle émission specialement dédier au japan expo 2008 jeux vidéo manga cosplayAuthor: sjes Tags: sjes system japan expo manga jeux vidéo kaze namco bandai ubisoft neogeo konami metal gear solid 4 kana nintendo sony microsoft wii xbox 360 naruto montargis tales of vesperia soulcalibure Posted: 13 July 2008 Rating: 5.0 Votes: 1
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 Pet Ghost Project - Tales Of Stage Fright
from YouTube :: Tag // modest
July 11, 2008
this is the new band i'm in...enjoy! check us out if you're in NY. http://www.myspace.com/petghostproject Author: screenshame Keywords: pet ghost project tales of stage fright cheer up it's raining modest mouse animal collective yeasayer pinback Added: July 11, 2008
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 VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larrys Big River Rescue DVD trailer
from Revver - american Videos
July 09, 2008
Author: ccrox Added: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:39:36 -0800 Duration: 96Take a ride on the mighty Mississippi where an all-new family adventure unfolds with the latest homespun tale from Big Idea, Inc., an Entertainment Rights group company! In this highly anticipated DVD, VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larrys Big River Rescue, Bob and Larry star as the adventuresome duo in a creative veggie take on the great American classics of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Introducing the brand-new silly song, The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo, and a boatload of family-friendly bonus features, the new DVD is priced at $14.99 SRP and arrives in stores July 12 and 15, 2008 in Christian and general market stores respectively. The product and related merchandise are available in the CBA market through Word Distribution and in the general market through Genius Products.
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 YouTube poop: Why can't you do a barrel roll?
from YouTube :: Tag // RickRoll
July 06, 2008
This is not only my first YouTube poop, but my first YouTube video that I actually wanted people to find! Hope you like it! Author: ALAPAT1 Keywords: RickRoll DuckRoll Poop YouTubePoop YTP Tube Starfox StarWolf Forrest Gump Barrel Roll Veggie Tales Added: July 6, 2008
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The Sheriff Who Came to Dinner
from Storynory, Audio Stories For Kids
July 06, 2008
Download the audio Robin Hood s most trusted outlaw is Little John. In this rollicking, uproarious tale, Little John becomes a servant of the Sheriff of Nottingham - and he is the worst servant the Sheriff ever had. Once again, Robin Hood proves that he is the politest robber in all history, even if some of his bandits are not quite so well-mannered as he is. Also see our slightly gentler tale, The Guest of Robin Hood. Read by Natasha. Duration 13.13. Robin Hood liked to invite guests to dine with him at his table in Sherwood Forrest. If his guests were rich and powerful he would ask them to pay for their dinner with gold or jewels. But if they were poor or down on their luck, he would help them out with money from his own coffers. In this story, I’ll tell you how Robin entertained the Sheriff of Nottingham – and he was very rich and powerful indeed. Robin Hood’s most trusted outlaw was Little John. In fact, there was nothing little about him at all. He was huge. And if there was one thing that he really loved it was his food. In particular, he liked to eat venison – which is the meat of deer. There were plenty of deer in Sherwood Forrest, but it was forbidden to shoot them by punishment of death. The law didn’t stop Little John, because he feared nothing or nobody. Sometimes he would arrive at Robin Hood’s layer with a bag full of hares, partridges, and pheasants and he would say to Robin: “Come on my friend, let’s get a good fire going. I’ll soon have these ready for roasting and what a fine dinner we shall have.” But quite often Robin would make Little John wait for his dinner until a rich and respectable guest had come to join them. And at those times, when Little John was hungry, he would become very tetchy and bad tempered indeed. All the other robbers who lived with Robin Hood would stay out of his way, because nobody wanted to get into a fight with a man as big and strong as Little John. One day, Robin asked Little John to go into the city of Nottingham to see if he could pick up any news or gossip. It so happened, that on that same day there was shooting competition in the market place. Little John could not resist a chance to show of his skill with his bow and arrow, and he paid the fee of one penny to join the contest. Each archer had to shoot an arrow into a post. Those who missed dropped out, and those that hit went on to the next round when the posts were moved further back. Little John split six posts down the middle with his arrows. Nobody else could match him. The Sheriff of Nottingham gave him the first prize and declared: “This man is the best archer that I ever did see. Say now, my hearty young man, what is your name and where were you born?” “I was born in Yorkshire,” replied Little John. “And my name is Reynold Grenelef. “Well then, Reynold Grenelef,” said the Sheriff, “Come and work for me. I will pay you 20 marks a year and give you food and shelter.” If he had known who Little John really was, he would have taken him not to his house, but to his gaol, for the Sheriff was the law around those parts, and the law had no greater enemies than Robin Hood and Little John. At first Little John tried to think of a cheeky reply to the Sheriff’s offer, and then he thought to himself. “So help me. I shall be the worst servant he ever had.” And he said out loud: “I thank your Lordship. I shall come to your house this evening and start my service for you. I promise that you will never had another servant the like of Reynold Grenelef.” That evening, Little John settled into his new home in the servant’s quarters in the mansion belonging to the Sherriff of Nottingham. He had not eaten all day, and so he called out to the steward who was in charge of the dining hall: “Good Steward I pray, when will dinner be?” To which the Steward replied: “There will be no dinner for you till the master gets back.” “And when will that be?” asked Little John. “Not till next week, for he’s gone hunting with the Abbot.” At this, Little John picked up the steward and began to shake him: “What? A whole week without food? That will be the worse for my temper, and your head, for I swear I’ll take a crowbar and beat you with it. The butler heard the row, and came to give the new servant a clout round the ears, but when I saw the size of Little John, he held back. Little John pushed past him and kicked door open. Inside the kitchen he found a keg of wine, which he cracked open and began to guzzle from. Then he seized a leg of lamb out of the pantry, and started to tear chunks of meat off it with his teeth. The cook had not seen Little John before, and was amazed that a stranger should dare to burst into his kitchen and help himself to food and drink. He came up to Little John and gave him three good punches in the belly: “Little John looked up and said: “Give me more of those. I liked them well.” Then the cook drew his sword, and Little John drew his, and as neither would back away, they set about each other with their blades. Out on the road they fought, and across the green. Their clashing steel made so much noise that you might have thought that two whole armies were in battle. Their swords were made thick and strong for breaking open armour. But neither man grew tiered as they wielded their heavy weapons for over an hour. “I swear by my true life,” said Little John, “That you are the best swordsman that I ever did see. If only you can shoot as well with a bow, then you should come with me to Green Wood and join the band of Robin Hood. You’ll have three new sets of clothes a year and 20 marks for your purse.” And the cook replied: “Set down your sword and we shall be friends.” And as they were both hungry after the fight, they went back to the Sheriff’s house and stuffed themselves with sweetmeats from the pantry. After that, they gathered all the precious things that they could find around the house. They took goblets and plates, trays and caskets. Nor did they forget the silver spoons. They found a crowbar and broke into the safe where they fond plenty of money in gold coins. All this they put into a chest and rode off with it to Green Wood and Robin Hood. Robin was greatly amused by Little John’s story of his time in the service of the Sheriff, and he was indeed pleased with the chest full of loot. But he said: “I cannot eat off the Sheriff’s plate unless his Lordship joins us here in Green Wood for dinner.” And thinking this over, Little John said: “Then let me fetch the Sheriff to you.” He rode off across the forest to the Sheriff’s hunting lodge, and waited for him to return back from the day’s hunting with his hounds. When the Sheriff saw his new servant the said: “So look who it is. Reynold Grenelef. What brings you here my man?” Little John knelt before him and said: “Good master. Five miles from here is one of the fairest sights I ever did see : Tender young hares and a herd of sixty or more deer. I did not dare aim my arrows for fear of the law, but thought I d come and to tell you what I saw.” The Sheriff replied that it would be a delight to watch Little John display his hunting skills with the Long Bow and arrow and added: “Fear not the law, for I am the law here and I would love to see this sport.” Then Little John led the Sheriff across the forest but not to the hunting grounds, for he took him instead to the camp of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws. When the Sheriff saw that he was surrounded by brigands he exclaimed: “Reynold Grenelef. You have betrayed me!” And Little John replied. “Master, I swear it was not my fault, for your steward and your butler would not give me dinner.” Then Little John made the Sheriff take off his fine clothes and gave them to his cook, who put them on. Robin invited the Sheriff, just wearing his shirt and britches, to sit down at his table, with this cook on one side and his “servant”, Little John, on the other. He placed before him his own silver plate, and filled his own goblet with wine. The feast was a good one, but the Sheriff had lost his appetite. He did not believe that he would leave the forest alive. “Cheer up Lord Sheriff,” said Robin, “For I give you your life. You can live here with me for a year and I’ll teach you to be an outlaw.” The Sheriff replied: “Better that in the morning you cut off my head.” And Robin said: “Better in the morning that you should go free. But first you must swear an oath by St. Mary that you will never do any harm to me or my men.” The Sheriff was too proud to agree to such a promise right away, but in the morning, after a night as the guest of Robin Hood, he thought better of it, and he agreed to swear the oath: “For as long as I live I shall be Robin Hood’s best friend, and if any day or night, by water or by land, I shall ever find Robin Hood or any of his men, I shall help them in any way I can. And when he had sworn his oath, the Sheriff went on his way home, still wearing just his shirt and britches, and riding on mule.
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 Escape Podcast 60 Orient Express
from The Motorcycle Roadshow
July 03, 2008
Escape. February 19, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Orient Express". A complex but exciting tale of intrigue on the trans-Balkan Railroad. The program was recorded February 16, 1949.... Visit our website at www.highslab.com for the whole story!
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