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- # Introduction to Robin Hood
## Overview
This entity is a **scene** titled "Introduction to Robin Hood," extracted from line 6520 to 6547 of the text file `tom_sawyer.txt`. It consists of a dialogue between the characters Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, in which Tom introduces Huck to the legendary figure of Robin Hood. The scene was extracted on January 28, 2026, as part of a structured analysis of Mark Twain’s novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*. It is one of several sequentially ordered scenes within [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG2TRBJ3N8PQZE3STX3F94JX).
## Context
This scene occurs immediately after the boys decide not to explore the haunted house due to superstitions about Friday and Huck’s dream about rats, as depicted in the preceding scene [Dream About Rats](arke:01KG2TS1Q77K01HWSDY0613MPY). Fearing bad luck, Tom and Huck abandon their treasure-hunting plans for the day and instead turn to imaginative play. This moment is part of a larger narrative arc in [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG2TRBJ3N8PQZE3STX3F94JX), where the boys grapple with superstition, fear, and adventure, ultimately leading to a fateful encounter in the haunted house the following day.
## Contents
The scene features a conversation in which Tom describes Robin Hood as a heroic outlaw who robbed the rich—such as sheriffs, bishops, and kings—but protected and shared with the poor. He portrays Robin Hood as a noble and unmatched warrior, capable of defeating any man and shooting a ten-cent piece at a mile and a half with a "yew bow," though Huck does not know what that is. The exchange captures the boys’ romanticized view of outlaw heroism, contrasting with the real danger they will soon face. The dialogue ends with Huck agreeing to play Robin Hood, leading directly into the next scene, [Playing Robin Hood](arke:01KG2TS17X6JS4YM8BZ29TC75N), where they spend the afternoon in make-believe.
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- you know Robin Hood, Huck?”
“No. Who’s Robin Hood?”
“Why, he was one of the greatest men that was ever in England—and the
best. He was a robber.”
“Cracky, I wisht I was. Who did he rob?”
“Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. But
he never bothered the poor. He loved ’em. He always divided up with ’em
perfectly square.”
“Well, he must ’a’ been a brick.”
“I bet you he was, Huck. Oh, he was the noblest man that ever was.
They ain’t any such men now, I can tell you. He could lick any man in
England, with one hand tied behind him; and he could take his yew bow
and plug a ten-cent piece every time, a mile and a half.”
“What’s a _yew_ bow?”
“I don’t know. It’s some kind of a bow, of course. And if he hit that
dime only on the edge he would set down and cry—and curse. But we’ll
play Robin Hood—it’s nobby fun. I’ll learn you.”
“I’m agreed.”
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- Introduction to Robin Hood