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This is a story that happened during the days of
Robin Hood and his merry men. One day, the Sheriff
of Nottingham decided to ___1___
an archery contest. Many archers from ___2___
and near came to pit their skills ___3___
one another. In this contest, each archer would aim ___4___
a circular disc. ___5___
in the middle of the disc was a gold circle and nay
one who shot at ___6___
spot would get the most points. Every archer was to
shoot twelve ___7___.
In the final round, there were only two teams ___8___
. One of the teams ___9___
of Little John and his two friends. The other team
went first. They did extremely well. Little John's
two friends ___10___
performed well.
It was Little John's ___11___
to shoot. In order for him to win the contest, he
would ___12___
to hit the gold circle nine times out of twelve.
Little John was an expert archer. He stood calmly
and performed an incredible ___13___,
his first seven arrows all hit the gold circle. the
crowd went wild ___14___
delight. His next two arrows, however, ___15___
the mark completely. With only three arrows left,
Little John had to hit the gold circle twice to ___16___.
His tenth shot hit the bull's-eye !
Now, Little John only needed one ___17___
hit to win. His next shot, however, missed the gold
circle narrowly. This meant he had only one ___18___
left. As the spectators held their ___19___,
he took careful aim and hit the gold circle. The
cheer that came from the crowd ___20___
deafening. Little John and his team members were
rewarded generously by the Sheriff.
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