I just love to have short stories to go through one at a time over a period of time. And this was a classic that needed to be added to my list. Howard Pyle does honor to the time period in his writing style and the stories are funny. Not what I expected because the Disney alteration has a bit more focus on the romantic side. Mary does get mentioned but that is just about it. Robin and meeting his merry men one at a time is really good fun.