| We are familiar with Robin Hood who is known | | | | hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 |
| for "stealing from the rich and giving to the poor," | | | | holes before he had to head home. |
| he is a hero.Now do you believe Robin Hood in | | | | Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman |
| real life? | | | | shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could |
| | | | accompany the young man as he was golfing |
| You gotta be kidding me right? Apparently not…. | | | | alone. |
| | | | Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent |
| In Germany, a bank employee secretly | | | | to join him. |
| transferred money from rich to poor clients. | | | | To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. |
| Sadly the 62-year old woman was given a | | | | He didn't hit the ball far, but plodded along |
| 22-month prison term for this act of kindness. | | | | consistently and didn't waste much time. |
| She could have faced a 4-year sentence, but the | | | | Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the |
| court was being nice because she confessed | | | | young man found himself with a tough shot. |
| immediately and did not profit personally. | | | | There was a large pine tree right in front of his |
| Between December 2003 and February 2005, the | | | | ball - and directly between his ball and the green. |
| German ‘Robin Hood Banker’ moved | | | | After several minutes of debating how to hit the |
| some €7.6 million in 117 transfers. | | | | shot the old man finally said, "You know, when I |
| She did not take any money for herself. Her only | | | | was your age I'd hit the ball right over that tree." |
| motive was to prevent poorer clients from seeing | | | | With that challenge placed before him, the |
| their accounts closed. And get this… the woman | | | | youngster swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack |
| is now reimbursing the millions lost by the bank, | | | | into the top of the tree trunk and it thudded back |
| reportedly from a small retirement pension! | | | | on the ground not a foot from where it had |
| So world is large and nothing is impossible?a joke: | | | | originally lay. |
| A quick nine holes | | | | The old man offered one more comment, "Of |
| An valid young golfer found himself with a few | | | | course, when I was your age that pine tree was |
| hours to spare one afternoon. He thought if he | | | | only 3 feet tall. |