Ichabod's The Legend Of Dame Van Winkle

In a spacious cove along the east side of the Hudson River lied a small town known as Tarry Town. There resided Ichabod Crane, a simple fellow who was the school master of the town. The desire of heart was to win over Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy man. It was short lived, however, when she turned him down for Brom Bones. Heartbroken he went to a tavern, a place he never visits, and drank the content of an unknown keg. Inside that keg was a strong alcoholic drink imported from Holland, which was way too strong for someone of little experience in drinking. Ichabod crane shortly, thereafter, fell into a deep sleep right on the floor of the tavern. Suddenly, Ichabod heard a woman yell. He then stood up off of the tavern floor, and looked around, and …show more content…
While looking for a place to rest, he came across the woman he had heard not too long ago yelling. He instantly fell in love. The sight of her made Ichabod forget about the heart break Katrina had caused him. He quietly went up to Dame Van Winkle, and shyly asked her if she would like to go for a walk together. Dame Van Winkle looked around. She realized that Rip Van Winkle would probably not be home from the woods tonight, so she happily said yes. Shortly after beginning their walk, they heard the sound of a horse galloping. Realizing it was night time, Ichabod began to fear the worst. He hurried Dame Van Winkle along in hopes that the sounds wouldn’t catch up to them. Confused, Dame Van Winkle turned around, and saw none other than the headless horseman. Franticly, Ichabod began to run. He turned around to see that Dame Van Winkle wasn’t scared by the sight of the headless horseman at all. She thought that it was a mere illusion. By the time Ichabod made his way back to her, the headless horseman had already killed her. He took his head that was in his hands and threw it at her. Ichabod, heartbroken once again, returned to the