The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow 2

A detailed Summary of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow 2

Ichabod Crane was a school master in a small town called Sleepy

Hollow. He was greatly amazed by the tale of a ghost called " The

headless Horseman". It was a ghost that roamed the small valley of

Sleepy Hollow. Then one dark night Ichabod was chased through the

woods by the Headless Horse Man. He mysteriously disappeared.

Long ago there was a town called Greenburgh or some called it

Tarry Town. Not far from that village lied a valley called Sleepy Hollow.

A quiet place it was. The land had something that anyone that went

there felt drowsy. Some said that the place was bewitched by a High

German doctor during the early days of settlement.

The spirit that was said roamed this land was a figure on a horse

back, without a head. It was said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper.

His head had been carried away by a cannon ball in some

revolutionary war. The body of that trooper was buried in a church

yard. During the night the ghost rides in search of his head at blasted

speed to get back to the church yard before day break. The ghost is

known as the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.

Ichabod Crane stayed in the village of Sleepy Hollow for only one

which led one to suspect that he knew more about Ichabod's

was close behind. Ichabod saw the phantom rising his stirrups and in

decided a long time ago to marry Katrina Van Tassel.

nose. His school house was a low building of one large room. It was

passed on from generation to generation. They are not always real.

used to listen to their stories. He was interested in the legend of the

panting close behind them. Ichabod went the opposite side, the ghost

went. Ichabod's horse made a wrong turn. They went through a sandy

He would spent long Winter evenings with the old Dutch wives. He

Nobody really know what happens, so that's why its called a legend.

Approximate Word count = 858
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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