Synopsis Of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

Tittle of this story is “ The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow “ writer by Washington Irving, and publish in 1820. Washington Irving bring us to situation during American Revolutin war. This story beginning of in the bossom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee. And this area give a name is Tarry town, perhaps two miles from the town, there is a little valley among high hills which is one of the quitest places in the whole word the name is sleepy hollow. In Tarry Town, people from holand was settled  live in there and society of town so believe with story of sleepy hollow about “ a man without head, he bring pumpkin and rides a horse at night “. According of inhabitant local a man is lick the dust many years ago and he is sacrifice of american revolution war.

Tarry Town the coming a visitor is Ichabod Crane originated from connecticut. He was settled live in there with purposes for teach children in this town. He was tall and thin like a crane shoulder were small, joined two long arm and foot, his head small, big ears, large glassy green eyes with a long nose. First time he coming in the town he begin to look for sleepy hollow school with ask to meet young man in place of the making of saddle, but he only laughter by the young man and they tell about story of sleepy hollow. Then Ichabod try to look for this school with ask to another person, at last he can to found the school. On the morrow he began to teach children and salary expense to get as a teacher is not how much, though he thin but he ate very much, for increase to get money he have extra work is teach the woman singing every Sunday in church. It is one of student from Ichabod is Katrina Van Tassel, daughter by Baltus Van Tassel a rich Dutch farmer. She is beautiful, 18 years old beauty body, the cheeck as rosy apple and always wearing gown for beautify it self. And not to denied Ichabod as falling in love to Katrina, he has pipedream sometime he can to husband of Katrina, certainly he will be have wide of unirrigated agricultural field and animal husbandry, so that he will to reverence by society in there.

But, many obstruction to get Katrina’s heart one of them is Abraham Van Brunt(Brom). Brom was a hero to all the young ladies. It’s shoulder were bid,strong,rough,humorous, his back was wide,short and curly hair, as well known for his skill as a horseman, he always won the horse race in tarry town and earned many prizes, Brom was never seen without a horse. Katrina and Ichabod more than friendly, they have more time to meet. At the moment when in there have autumn Katrina made party in her house. In there full of visitor farmers rich along with their wife and also society in there included Ichabod. He ride horse for to Katrina’s house, in there have many food and drink. There all of the people have dancing and brom to invite Katrina dancing, but Katrina was reject invitation from Brom. When Ichabod to invite Katrina dancing with him, Katrina agree and they dancing together. The situation made brom jealous, after this party finished, people sitting so enjoy and told about story of sleepy hollow, after returning party, Ichabod must through forest to until house in middle street he chased by sleepy hollow, Ichabod rode his horse faster but as yet chased, because perhaps sleepy hollow didn’t to look forward, so he rush againts the big tree, he was unconscious with audacity he tried to open robe that cover of sleepy hollow, and sleepy hollow turn out to be is Brom. After he knew about that, Ichabod went out of the town without saying good-bye. People in there look for Ichabod, but he didn’t to found they think to Ichabod is die. The Baltus Van Tassel order to his daughter for married with Brom, and they married.

Sometimes, society in tarry town got news about Ichabod of farmer to return from NewYork, he told in there he look Ichabod and Ichabod already success and he constructing school and he continue lawyer study.

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