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TheLegendOfTheSleepyHollow—WashingtonIrving
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Todaysstoryiscalled"TheLegendofSleepyHollow.Itisaboutsomethingstrangethathappenedlongagoinavalleycalled"SleepyHollow".ItwaswrittenbyWashingtonIrving.ThestoryistoldbyDougJohnson.
ThevalleyknownasSleepyHollowhidesfromtheworldinthehighhillsofNewYorkstate.Therearemanystoriestoldaboutthequietvalley.Butthestorythatpeoplebelievemostisaboutamanwhoridesahorseatnight.ThestorysaysthemandiedmanyyearsagoduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.Hisheadwasshotoff.Everynightherisesfromhisburialplace,jumpsonhishorseandridesthroughthevalleylookingforhislosthead.
NearSleepyHollowisavillagecalledTarryTown.ItwassettledmanyyearsagobypeoplefromHolland.Thevillagehadasmallschool.Andoneteacher,namedIchabodCrane.IchabodCranewasagoodnameforhim,becausehelookedlikeatallbird,acrane.Hewastallandthinlikeacrane.Hisshouldersweresmall,joinedtwolongarms.Hisheadwassmall,too,andflatontop.Hehadbigears,largeglassygreeneyesandalongnose.
Ichaboddidnotmakemuchmoneyasateacher.Andalthoughhewastallandthin,heatelikeafatman.Tohelphimpayforhisfoodheearnedextramoneyteachingyoungpeopletosing.EverySundayafterchurchIchabodtaughtsinging.
AmongtheladiesIchabodtaughtwasoneKatrinaVanTassel.ShewastheonlydaughterofarichDutchfarmer.Shewasagirlinbloom...muchlikearoundred,rosyapple.Ichabodhadasoftandfoolishheartfortheladies,andsoonfoundhimselfinterestedinMissVanTassel.
IchabodseyesopenedwidewhenhesawtherichesofKatrinasfarm:themilesofappletreesandwheatfields,andhundredsoffatfarmanimals.HesawhimselfasmasteroftheVanTasselfarmwithKatrinaashiswife.
ButthereweremanyproblemsblockingtheroadtoKatrinasheart.OnewasastrongyoungmannamedBromVanBrunt.Bromwasaherotoalltheyoungladies.Hisshoulderswerebig.Hisbackwaswide.Andhishairwasshortandcurly.HealwayswonthehorseracesinTarryTownandearnedmanyprizes.Bromwasneverseenwithoutahorse.
SuchwastheenemyIchabodhadtodefeatforKatrinasheart.
Strongerandwisermenwouldnothavetried.ButIchabodhadaplan.Hecouldnotfighthisenemyintheopen.Sohediditsilentlyandsecretly.HemademanyvisitstoKatrinasfarmandmadeherthinkhewashelpinghertosingbetter.
Timepassed,andthetownpeoplethoughtIchabodwaswinning.BromshorsewasneverseenatKatrinashouseonSundaynightsanymore.
OnedayinautumnIchabodwasaskedto
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