Robin Hood: Love Letters

The Love Letters sequence in DIsney’s Robin Hood was an unused storyline that was deleted from the final film.

At Prince John‘s castle, Prince John tells his counselor, Sir Hiss to take a love letter from Robin Hood. Sir Hiss writes a love letter that says, “Thou art my love, my heart’s desire. I long to live with thee. Let’s meet tonight and pledge our troth, beneath the gold oak tree. Signed, love, Prince John.” Prince John yells at Sir Hiss that the letter was not for him, but from Maid Mairan. He says that Maid Marian will receive a tender love note from Robin Hood. Prince John then plots to kill Robin Hood with an assassin’s arrow, but Sir Hiss state’s that it was a dastardly, under-handed, evil plot, much to Prince John’s impression. He say that he will also kill the two love birds with one arrow. Sir Hiss gets an idea to send a messenger pigeon. Prince John sends Sir Hiss to fetch a messenger pigeon, but somehow is disappointed when Sir Hiss summons a 10-pound messenger turkey called Tiny instead. But Sir Hiss claims that Tiny has a pleasant singing voice, which Prince John likes. Sir Hiss sends the turkey flying with the love letter tied on his leg.

Meanwhile, Robin Hood and Little John were walking in Sherwood Forest when suddenly they heard Tiny and crashed down on the ground. Little John picks up Tiny and says that the singing message for Robin Hood. Little John wanted to listen to it too, but Robin Hood shoos him away because it was private for him. Tiny then sings the love message, and Robin Hood was lovestruck.

That night, Prince John and Sir Hiss try to shoot the love letter at Maid Marian’s room, but failed two times, but succeeded for the third try. In Maid Marian’s room, she and Lady Cluck see the love letter tied to the arrow. Maid Marian is not satisfied at first, but when Lady Cluck reads the love letter, she says it was from Robin Hood, much to Maid Marian’s delight. Lady Cluck attempts to stop Maid Marian to see the love letter but fails.