--- title: Sir Walter Raleigh. — Fifty Famous Stories Retold · full text with trees description: Sir Walter Raleigh., «Fifty Famous Stories Retold» by James Baldwin: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: There once lived in England a brave and noble man whose name was Walter Ra-leigh. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Fifty Famous Stories Retold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/) / Sir Walter Raleigh. # Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Walter Raleigh. of «Fifty Famous Stories Retold» by James Baldwin: the whole text, 78 sentences and 1122 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/1/) — There once lived in England a brave and noble man whose name was Walter Ra-leigh. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/2/) — He was not only brave and noble, but he was also handsome and polite; and for that reason the queen made him a knight, and called him Sir Walter Ra-leigh. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/3/) — I will tell you about it. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/4/) — When Raleigh was a young man, he was one day walking along a street in London. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/5/) — At that time the streets were not paved, and there were no sidewalks. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/6/) — Raleigh was dressed in very fine style, and he wore a beau-ti-ful scar-let cloak thrown over his shoulders. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/7/) — As he passed along, he found it hard work to keep from stepping in the mud, and soiling his hand-some new shoes. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/8/) — Soon he came to a puddle of muddy water which reached from one side of the street to the other. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/9/) — He could not step across. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/10/) — Perhaps he could jump over it. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/11/) — As he was thinking what he should do, he happened to look up. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/12/) — Who was it coming down the street, on the other side of the puddle? - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/13/) — It was E-liz-a-beth, the Queen of England, with her train of gen-tle-wom-en and waiting maids. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/14/) — She saw the dirty puddle in the street. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/15/) — She saw the handsome young man with the scar-let cloak, stand-ing by the side of it. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/16/) — How was she to get across? - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/17/) — Young Raleigh, when he saw who was coming, forgot about himself. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/18/) — He thought only of helping the queen. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/19/) — There was only one thing that he could do, and no other man would have thought of that. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/20/) — He took off his scarlet cloak, and spread it across the puddle. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/21/) — The queen could step on it now, as on a beautiful carpet. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/22/) — She walked across. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/23/) — She was safely over the ugly puddle, and her feet had not touched the mud. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/24/) — She paused a moment, and thanked the young man. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/25/) — As she walked onward with her train, she asked one of the gen-tle-wom-en, "Who is that brave gen-tle-man who helped us so handsomely?" - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/26/) — "His name is Walter Raleigh," said the gentle-woman. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/27/) — "He shall have his reward," said the queen. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/28/) — Not long after that, she sent for Raleigh to come to her pal-ace. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/29/) — The young man went, but he had no scarlet cloak to wear. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/30/) — Then, while all the great men and fine ladies of England stood around, the queen made him a knight. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/31/) — And from that time he was known as Sir Walter Raleigh, the queen's favorite. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/32/) — Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Humphrey Gilbert about whom I have already told you, were half-broth-ers. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/33/) — When Sir Humphrey made his first voy-age to America, Sir Walter was with him. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/34/) — After that, Sir Walter tried sev-er-al times to send men to this country to make a set-tle-ment. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/35/) — But those whom he sent found only great forests, and wild beasts, and sav-age In-di-ans. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/36/) — Some of them went back to England; some of them died for want of food; and some of them were lost in the woods. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/37/) — At last Sir Walter gave up trying to get people to come to America. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/38/) — But he found two things in this country which the people of England knew very little about. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/39/) — One was the po-ta-to, the other was to-bac-co. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/40/) — If you should ever go to Ireland, you may be shown the place where Sir Walter planted the few po-ta-toes which he carried over from America. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/41/) — He told his friends how the Indians used them for food; and he proved that they would grow in the Old World as well as in the New. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/42/) — Sir Walter had seen the Indians smoking the leaves of the to-bac-co plant. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/43/) — He thought that he would do the same, and he carried some of the leaves to England. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/44/) — Englishmen had never used tobacco before that time; and all who saw Sir Walter puff-ing away at a roll of leaves thought that it was a strange sight. - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/45/) — One day as he was sitting in his chair and smoking, his servant came into the room. - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/46/) — The man saw the smoke curling over his master's head, and he thought that he was on fire. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/47/) — He ran out for some water. - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/48/) — He found a pail that was quite full. - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/49/) — He hurried back, and threw the water into Sir Walter's face. - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/50/) — Of course the fire was all put out. - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/51/) — After that a great many men learned to smoke. - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/52/) — And now tobacco is used in all countries of the world. - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/53/) — It would have been well if Sir Walter Raleigh had let it alone. - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/54/) — POCAHONTAS. - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/55/) — There was once a very brave man whose name was John Smith. - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/56/) — He came to this country many years ago, when there were great woods everywhere, and many wild beasts and Indians. - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/57/) — Many tales are told of his ad-ven-tures, some of them true and some of them untrue. - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/58/) — The most famous of all these is the fol-low-ing:-- - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/59/) — One day when Smith was in the woods, some Indians came upon him, and made him their pris-on-er. - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/60/) — They led him to their king, and in a short time they made ready to put him to death. - [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/61/) — A large stone was brought in, and Smith was made to lie down with his head on it. - [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/62/) — Then two tall Indians with big clubs in their hands came forward. - [63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/63/) — The king and all his great men stood around to see. - [64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/64/) — The Indians raised their clubs. - [65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/65/) — In another moment they would fall on Smith's head. - [66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/66/) — But just then a little Indian girl rushed in. - [67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/67/) — She was the daugh-ter of the king, and her name was Po-ca-hon'tas. - [68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/68/) — She ran and threw herself between Smith and the up-lift-ed clubs. - [69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/69/) — She clasped Smith's head with her arms. - [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/70/) — She laid her own head upon his. - [71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/71/) — "O father!" she cried, "spare this man's life. - [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/72/) — I am sure he has done you no harm, and we ought to be his friends." - [73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/73/) — The men with the clubs could not strike, for they did not want to hurt the child. - [74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/74/) — The king at first did not know what to do. - [75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/75/) — Then he spoke to some of his war-riors, and they lifted Smith from the ground. - [76](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/76/) — They untied the cords from his wrists and feet, and set him free. - [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/77/) — The next day the king sent Smith home; and several Indians went with him to protect him from harm. - [78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/20/78/) — After that, as long as she lived, Po-ca-hon-tas was the friend of the white men, and she did a great many things to help them. - ← previous: [Sir Humphrey Gilbert.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/19/) - next →: [George Washington and His Hatchet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/21/) - ↑ back to [Fifty Famous Stories Retold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/)