Chapter Ten

Robin Duck and her Merry man

One day at school Dolly Ducktail and her friend David were reading from a book all about a man called Robin Hood and his band of merry men who lived in the forest, a picture from the book showed he had a bow and arrow and was dressed all in green

Dolly came up with the idea that the two of them should form their own band of merry ducks, your Mummy, David said could make us some green uniform’s as she did dressmaking and I will ask Daddy to make some bows and arrows for us

They were both so excited Dolly showed David some lovely pictures from the book as they planned the adventures and all the exciting things that they would do.

Soon all was ready Dolly’s Mummy had made two lovely uniforms for them both in Sherwood green, and David had some beautiful bows made by his Daddy from the Yew trees that overlooked the pond.

The next day off they went to the woods all dressed in their new green Robin Hood outfit’s, David’s Daddy had made a sleeve to hold the arrows in and a lovely big painted target made of straw to practice on.

I bet I get a bull’s-eye Dolly said David quack quack quack they reached the wood not quite a forest but a nice little wood on the edge of farmer brown’s farm, David and Dolly laid out a blanket on the ground that David’s Mummy had given them and started to put out some picnic food her Dolly’s Daddy had made for them both, gosh said David looked at all that lovely food quack quack quack I will go and get some logs for us to sit on said Dolly, and I will set up the target said David.

Yummy said David licking his lips and taken another bite of sausage, it's good being one of Robin Hoods gang after they had finished eating David said I think it time for some target practice Dolly.
David stood in front of the target and with one arm picked out an arrow, watch this Dolly as he let fly his first arrow Thud it hit the target right on the edge

My turn my turn said Dolly as she loaded her bow, drawing back her bow she let loose an arrow twang went her bow, they both watch as Dolly’s arrow rose high up into the sky  hahaha haha quack quack quack quack well you missed the target altogether Dolly laughed David .

All of a sudden they heard a loud Moo looking through the trees was farmer brown’s prize bull and there stuck on his head was Dolly’s arrow Oh no, they both shouted we had better run  quack quack quack quack they collected all their things and got out of the wood as fast as they could.

Well said David at least you can say you got a bulls-eye dolly, and they both laughed as they made their way home.