Having escaped from the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood meets his new friend Little John at a crossroads where he is forced to accept that he has been unjustly declared a criminal. . .

Little John was waiting for Robin at a crossroads in Sherwood Forest that evening and greeted him with a hearty pat on the back.

"Well, here is the scoundrel known as Robin Hood, who disrupted the Sheriff's tournament this afternoon," he laughed. "You have become a valuable friend, indeed, for there is a large reward on your head."

Poor Robin felt miserable; his encounter with the deer and the Sheriff had changed his life forever. "My future is ruined," he sighed. "By morning, every soldier and forester in the county will be searching for me."

"Don't worry about your future, young pup. Sherwood offers many places to hide," soothed Little John. "Besides, you are a fine archer and a fearless fighter and much too nice a fellow to join the King's foresters. We can become thieves and prosper together without ever leaving the forest."

"But I cannot steal," said Robin. "It isn't right."

"Too late for such talk now," howled Little John. "We have the Sheriff's gold in our pockets, and you have slain one of the King's deer. Sadly, there is no justice for poor dogs like us - only bad laws and empty bowls."

"Then we shall fix that," cried Robin. "Let us become honorable thieves. We will punish the bad and reward the good. And when we find gold, we will give it to those who need it the most."

And with that declaration, the two friends swore an oath of loyalty and melted into the greenery of Sherwood Forest.