6. They prepare to fight with bows.
7. Robin Hood thinks it a pity that either should be slain, and proposes to fight with broadswords.
8. Robin Hood strikes a heavy blow which the stranger returns with interest.
9. Robin Hood feels great respect for the stranger’s power, and asks who he is.
10. The stranger proves to be Robin Hood’s only nephew.
11. They meet Little John, who wants to fight young Gamwell.
12. Robin Hood compels peace, makes Gamwell second to Little John and names him Scarlet.
Talk to the children freely after you have made the outline; advise them to make the story interesting, dramatic, and not too long. Show them that it is better to use direct discourse; that is, to make the characters seem alive. The result will be a good narration, the simplest and most common form of written discourse.
Description. To so describe a scene to another person that he may see it clearly and vividly is high art. It is necessary in narration and often lends strength to description and exposition. Accordingly, it is one of the most important forms of composition. In no direction, perhaps, can Journeys Through Bookland be of greater assistance.
I. In the first place, the pictures are a mine of subjects for description. The pictures themselves may be described, and many of them will suggest other subjects for similar tasks. For instance, in Volume V, on page 219, is a picture of Sir Galahad when the Holy Grail appears to him. Some of the topics for description are the following: