Little John, is outlawed when he puts his master, the Earl of Bedford, up on a high window ledge. Making his way to the Blue Boar Inn Little John is surprised by the Sheriff of Nottingham's men who agree to set him free if he will lure the outlaw, Robin Hood, to the inn. Searching for Robin Hood, Little John first meets the outlaw on a log bridge and engages him with quarterstaff and neatly pushes Robin into the stream.