At this point therefore let us begin our narrative, without
adding any more to what has already been said; read more

At this point therefore let us begin our narrative, without
adding any more to what has already been said; for it would be
foolish to lengthen the preface while cutting short the history
itself.

Out of their saddles into the dirt--and thereby hangs a tale.

Out of their saddles into the dirt--and thereby hangs a tale.

And what so tedious as a twice-told tale.

And what so tedious as a twice-told tale.

A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!

A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!

In this spacious isle I think there is not one
But he hath heard some talk of Hood and read more

In this spacious isle I think there is not one
But he hath heard some talk of Hood and Little John,
Of Tuck, the merry friar, which many a sermon made
In praise of Robin Hood, his outlaws, and their trade.

I hate
To tell again a tale once fully told.

I hate
To tell again a tale once fully told.

This story will never go down.

This story will never go down.

I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.rn

I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.rn

If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.

If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.