“All right,” agreed Mr. Holloway, his eyes twinkling. “Suppose you describe the scene, Dan. Tell us what happens.”
“Robin Hood meets Little John at the bridge. Both seek to cross first. To settle the dispute, they cut themselves cudgels and duel with them on the log bridge.”
“Little John gets pushed in?” Ross asked with relish.
“Oh, no,” chuckled Dan. “Robin Hood is the loser in this contest, and tumbles into the soup. Then he blows three blasts on his horn and all the members of his band swarm out of the forest.”
“I don’t think Robin Hood should get a ducking,” Ross protested quickly. “That’s not in keeping with the star part.”
“It’s in keeping with the story,” Mr. Holloway assured him. “We must keep our script true to fact, you know.”
“Well, I’m not keen to take a ducking,” Ross announced. “Dan may do the first scene. I’ll take my turn later.”
“Oh, no you don’t!” Chips said quickly. “You asked for the part, so you get it.”
“We can omit the ducking today,” Mr. Holloway settled the matter. “Well, let’s go!”
He brought his moving picture camera equipment from the car and joined the boys at the bridge. Brad and Ross armed themselves with sticks cut from branches of a tree.