And so they began hunting about, and took as much silver as they could lay hands upon, clapping it into a bag, and when they had filled the sack they set forth to Sherwood Forest.
Plunging into the woods, they came at last to the greenwood tree, where they found Robin Hood and threescore of his merry men lying upon the fresh green grass.

When Robin and his men saw who it was that came, they leaped to their feet.

"Now welcome!" cried Robin Hood.

"Now welcome, Little John! For long hath it been since we have heard from thee, though we all knew that thou hadst joined the Sheriff's service.

And how hast thou fared all these long days ?" "Right merrily have I lived at the Lord Sheriff's," answered Little John, "and I have come straight thence.