Jack and The Beanstalk Tall and Short Stories

1. If King Richard had 500 gold coins, how many each did the 100 merrymen receive when they stole his treasure chest ?

2. If King Richard charged the Sheriff of Nottingham one tithe (one tenth) of his 1000 gold coin treasure, how much

a) Did the Sheriff pay the King ?

b) Did the Sheriff have left ?

3. Friar Tuck wanted to buy the following at market, how much change did he have left from 100 gold coins ?

a bottle of cider at market : 2 gold coins

a loaf of bread : 3 gold coins

three new arrows : 4 gold coins each

a new axe : 5 gold coins

4. King Richard’s new castle cost one quarter of a million pounds to build - how many hundreds of thousands of pounds did he have left from one million pounds in the royal treasury ?

5. If King Richards bought Maid Marion a gold ring, worth £2,500 - how much did he have left from £100,000 ?

Answers :

1. 500 / 100 = 5 coins each

2. a) 100 b) 900

3. 86

4. 750,00

5. £7,500

© Jacqueline Richards 2008

In Sherwood Forest, the men of olde,

Hid in the bushes, looking for gold,

They covered themselves in green leaves and twigs,

Robin Hood even wore as a wig a bunch of figs !

The idea was that they wouldn’t be spotted !

And they could tell the Sheriff to go and get knotted !

To feed the poor, the merrymen robbed the rich,

Though they did spend a whole afternoon, hidden in a ditch !

Sherwood Forest’s Fields Of Rye

Add either the letters G - Y or R - Y to complete the words below - which is the correct one to use ?

pedago __ __

ang __ __

f __ __ ing

t __ __ ing

sociolo __ __

psycholo __ __

analo __ __

antholo __ __

apolo __ __

c __ __ ing

cosmolo __ __

criminolo __ __

d __ __ ing

escapolo__ __

phrenolo __ __

hung __ __

phraseolo __ __

__ __ rate

© Jacqueline Richards 2008

Answers : pedagogy ; angry ; frying ; trying ; sociology ; psychology ; analogy ; anthology ; apology ; crying ; cosmology ; drying ; criminology ; escapology ; phrenology ; hungry ; phraseology ; gyrate

Circle the letters M - E - R inside these words.

mercy

mercenary

meridian

mercury

merit

merogony

meristem

merlon

merchant

mercerise

hammer

stammer

mercantile

mere

meritricious

merchet

meringue

Locksley’s Lock & Key Game

Locksley was knighted, …when the bandits were set free …

Although for his bravery in the crusades, …

because he knocked over the scenery ! …

As an outlaw, …

the band of brigands fled, …

Dropping gold coins on the way, …

or so ancient legend said.

he was rather short - sighted ! …

He kept watch - not very well - …

since he could hardly see !

He didn’t spot the merrymen come along, …

When in pantomine, …

he played Robin Hood, the mercenary, …

He was quickly sacked, …

Towards Nottingham Forest, …

© Jacqueline Richards 2008

Circle the word “let” inside these words and English phrases and give an example of how each can be used in a sentence.

Each of the following numbers represents a different length of one of Little John’s arrows. Shoot each into the right place in the right maths sum - which arrow fits in which maths sum to complete the equation ?

Friar Tuck helped Maid Marion to do the shopping for the merrymen,

One of the few times they escaped from the hide away in the glen !

Along the stoney footpath through Sherwood Forest was a bumpy ride,

The path was winding and not at all that wide.

Halfway along on the trip, Friar Tuck’s horse started to slip.

Off fell a barrel of cider from the back,

Which rolled and stopped in a haystack by the track !

Although Friar Tuck was a chivalrous chap,

He didn’t want any market mishap !

Fearing it was a Sheriff of Nottingham trap,

He and Maid Marion hid in a flap.

When he was sure that the coast was clear,

They peeped outside and put the cart into gear …

But with a wobbly wheel, it was difficult to steer,

And soon they were covered in cidery beer !

They arrived at Nottingham market in real outlaw style …

Friar Tuck was so drunk, it made everyone smile !

With all his singing out loud, the bread stall drew an enormous crowd !

Soon, all the loaves that Maid Marion had homemade and brought

from the glade,

Sold like hot cakes … a red hot trade !

Maid Marion was stuck too. Someone had stolen the bread she was baking and she didn’t know what to do !

Design a picture of the Sheriff of Nottingham’s three storey castle using the following dimensions:Height - 600 metresWidth : height - 1 : 2

Robin Hood’s maths was no good,