The Legend of Sleepy Hallow

Greenburg/Tarrytown, New York is the setting of the legend.
1. "there lies a small market town or rural port, which by some is called Greensburgh"
  1. "Not far from this village, perhaps about two miles, there is a little valley or rather lap of land among high hills"
    1. This particular valley was extremely quiet, still, and tranquile. Only the sounds of nature could be hear breaking the silence.
    2. A Valley which is known as Sleepy Hallow
2. "This name [Tarrytown] was given, we are told, in former days, by the good housewives of the adjacent country"
"If ever I should wish for a retreat whither I might steal from the world and its distractions, and dream quietly away the remnant of a troubled life, I know of none more promising than this little valley.".
1. The narrator was a tranquile and peaceful person. He enjoyed peace in the outdoors.
The in habitants of Sleepy Hallow, a Dutch valley in Greenburg, believed the valley to be hunted or enchanted. there where many theories behind this mystery, but the narrator focued on a specific one.
1. "The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions; stars shoot and meteors glare oftener across the valley than in any other part of the country, and the nightmare, with her whole ninefold, seems to make it the favorite scene of her gambols".
2. "The dominant spirit...is the apparition of a figure on horseback, without a head".
  1. the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, is know as the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. The air is hunted by his spirit and the visitors of Sleepy Hollow are shortly consumed by it, causing big superstition. The Horseman is seen most often riding by the church, where local historians say who was buried. The Horseman is said to be in search of his head.
"In this by-place of nature there abode, in a remote period of American history, that is to say, some thirty years since, a worthy wight of the name of Ichabod Crane, who sojourned, or, as he expressed it, “tarried,” in Sleepy Hollow, for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity"
1. Crane was a native of Connecticut. The narrator describes him, "with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together. His head was small, and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose".
  1. Crane scholards were taught well and never spoiled. Crane liked education and liked educating. He would go as far as to dicipline those who he thought needed to. Among many things, Crane was a big feeder. However he did not make much from this. He would instruct the children of the farmers and in return they would offer him food. He also makes some extra money teaching singing lessons, Crane is very proud of his vocal talent.
2. "Among the musical disciples who assembled, one evening in each week, to receive his instructions in psalmody, was Katrina Van Tassel".
  1. After visiting Baltus Van Tassel abundant farm, Ichabond realizes his love for Katrina, but also her future inheritance. Katrina and Ichabod get together at times. Ichabod sets out to win her hand in marrige.
    1. A messenger comes to the schoolhouse to invite Ichabod to a party. He attends the party and when the party ends he stays behind. Ichabod finally leaves, aster being disapointed by Katrina.
      1. On his way home, his path seems dark and quiet. After passing the Major Andre's tree, that is said to be hunted. Ichabod sees a large and dark figure appear nearby. Ichabod calls out to it, but there is no response. The dark figure starts to join his path, riding a large and dark horse. Ichabod takes a final look and notices that the rider has no dead, it is setting on the saddle in front of the man. Ichabod tries to get his horse to run, but it resists his orders.
        They end up by the church and Ichabod races to the bridge, where he has heared that the Headless Horseman is said to disappear. Once he arrives at the bridege Ichabod looks back at the Horseman, the Horseman still present, throws his detached head at Ichabod. Knocking Ichabod off his horse.
        The next mornign Ichabod is no where to be found, and a search party searches for him. The search party finds hoof prints and Ichabod's hat, wuth smashed punpkin nect to it. Ichabod is never seen again in Sleepy Hallow. But Ichabod tells his story else where.
        Many believe that the disappearance of Ichabod and the appearance of the Headless Horseman was a great prank pulled by Brom. Busting Brom's popularity and putting him in first place to marry Katrina.
        The older women and local folklores believed and narrate to others that Ichabod was taken by the Headless Horseman.
Katrina Van Tassel is the daughter and only child of the successful Dutch farmer, Baltus Van Tassel. She is a beutiful young lady, of the age of eighteen.
1. Many men in the village are interested in Katrina. Two of which include Brom Van Brunt and Ichabod Crane.
Brom is know for his playful personality, his pranks, and his great skill of horseback riding. Thus he is loved in the village and many know of him.
1. Brom is hoping to chase Ichabod away from Katrina with his great skills of pranks.
  1. Brom feels the school house with smoke, trains a dog to follow Ichabod around howling, and sets many other pranks to anger and humiliate Crane.

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