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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By Washington Irving
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In the small town of Sleepy Hollow in New York, there is a legend about a headless ghost who rides a horse in the night. People said the ghost rides around each night looking for his missing head.
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Long ago in Sleepy Hollow, there was a small school with a teacher named Ichabod Crane. The people of Sleepy Hollow liked him because he told stories and sang in the church.Life was pleasant for Ichabod, except for his problem with a girl.
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Ichabod was in love with Katrina Van Tassel
Ichabod was in love with Katrina Van Tassel. However, other men in the village also loved Katrina. One of these men was a man named Brom Bones.
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Brom Bones was a large, strong, and handsome man
Brom Bones was a large, strong, and handsome man. Ichabod was too smart to fight with Brom for Katrina, and he decided to let Katrina choose between the two men.
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Brom liked to play tricks on Ichabod by making messes in the schoolhouse. Brom’s jokes continued until one Halloween night when everything changed…
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Ichabod went to a party at the van Tassel house
Ichabod went to a party at the van Tassel house. Ichabod had a good time at the party, eating and dancing with Katrina.
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After dinner, Brom told a scary story about the Headless Horseman
After dinner, Brom told a scary story about the Headless Horseman. After the story ended, Ichabod left, a little scared by the story he had just heard
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It was midnight and very dark
It was midnight and very dark. As Ichabod’s horse slowly walked through the woods, Ichabod became more and more frightened. Suddenly he saw something...
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It was the Headless Horseman
It was the Headless Horseman! Ichabod made his horse run as fast as it could, but they could not escape.
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The horseman laughed, holding a flaming pumpkin
The horseman laughed, holding a flaming pumpkin. He threw the pumpkin at Ichabod, who then fainted.
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The next morning, Ichabod was missing
The next morning, Ichabod was missing. The towns people looked and looked, but Ichabod Crane was never again seen in Sleepy Hollow.
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