"i've thought of something …and if you do exactly as i tell you, and don't wander off into something you think is just as good, you will catch robin hood."

which character says these words?

a.
the sheriff of nottingham's wife

b.
st. george

c.
the king in "robin hood and the golden arrow"

d.
little john

A.the Sheriff of Nottingham's wife

Explanation:

In the actual story "Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow, we can read:

"I've thought of something, said she, and if you do exactly as I tell you, and don't..."

So we can eliminate all of the male options, and we are left with only the Sheriff of Nottingham´s Wife, as the correct option that actually said those words, exactly one day after the Sheriff goes to the King asking for advice on how to cathc Robin Hood and the king fools him, he promises his wife the best cloak that money can buy, and she comes up with the idea and starts the excerpt "Ive thought of something..."