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Rip Van Winkle

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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Rip Van Winkle

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

WASHINGTON IRVING

Retold by Alan Hines

Illustrated by Thomas Sperling

STARTER LEVEL @ 250 HEADWORDS

Eas
Washington Irving (1783-1859) was one of the first American writers. He was
born in New York City and studied law there. From 1815 until 1832 he lived in
Europe, and while he was there he published most of his successful stories,
including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle (1819). On his return
to the USA he travelled west into Indian territory, a journey he described in
A Tour of the Prairies (1835).

OXFORD
BEFORE READING
1. This story comes from North America.
Match the names with the pictures and the descriptions.
VL UNS er ee ih sac Beas 5.

a The first b The sixteenth c AnAmerican’ d The last e The first

President of President of Indian British king of | white man—
the USA. the USA. princess. North working for
(1732-1799) (1809-1865) (1595-1617) America. Holland — to
(1738-1820) visit different
places in
North
America.
(1570-1611)

2 Three of these people are in the story of Rip Van Winkle. Which three?
LEIS The Catskill Mountains
change colour at different times of the
year. Many people think that they are
magic mountains.
9)
=, !PLA
A 0)

It is 1769. In a village near the

Catskills lives a friendly man.
His name is Rip Van Winkle.
The village children love him.

mountains very big hills magic not usual, and with something
that you can’t understand
 Rip loves doing nothing all
Soeee ere

But when the men of the village ask Rip

for help on their farms, he always goes
and helps them.

And when the women of the village

ask Rip for help, he never says no.

Rip is always ready to do his

neighbours’ work — but he never
works on his farm!

farm a house with land in the neighbour a person who lives near
country you
 The Van Winkles have two wild
children — Rip and Judith. Young
Rip always wears his father’s old Morning and night Mrs Van Winkle
clothes. tells him that he is lazy.

One day, Rip leaves his wife

at the farm. He calls his
Rip never answers her. This makes her dog, Wolf, and they go for a
angrier. walk in the mountains.

wild not quiet and not good; not lazy not wanting to work wife a woman living with a man
staying where you want

clothes people wear these

 In the late afternoon, Rip sits on Soon the sky is dark. Rip’s wife
one of the mountains. For a long always gets angry when he comes
time, he watches the beautiful home late, so he must leave now.
Hudson River.

When he goes down the mountain, Rip

meets a stranger. The man has something
on his back.

The stranger isn’t very tall.

He’s fat, his hair is wild, and he’s
wearing old Dutch clothes. He
wants Rip to carry the barrel.

river water that moves through the stranger someone that you don't barrel a tall round box; you put
country in a long line know things to drink in it
 Rip walks up the mountain After a time, they meet a number of men
with the man. Sometimes he in the mountains. They are all playing
carries the barrel to help him. an old Dutch game, and wearing old
The stranger says nothing. Dutch clothes.

The man with the barrel gives them When the men begin to play again,
all a drink. Everything is quiet. Rip has a drink. He feels thirsty, so
Nobody smiles, and nobody speaks. he drinks more and more.
o

Soon Rip is tired. His eyes close,

and he goes to sleep.

game something that you play; tennis

and football are games
READING CHECK
Choose the correct pictures.

a_ Rip van Winkle

lives with his...

b Helivesina...

c One autumn day he goes

with his dog Wolf to...

d Some.. ._there give him

a drink and he goes to sleep.

WORD WORK
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5
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he?
2 Use words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences. Fishing

2 | love No, you

Oo nine
working don't. You're really
a lot. Al Aknd.

Do you No, | don’t. He’s a

know him?
like them?

Would
Do you like the people in the you like to live in a little
house next to your house? house in the town? | like living ona
Yes,
country.

Those
little hills are
| don’t like
tennis.
nice. They aren't
little hills. They're big

GUESS WHAT
The next chapter is twenty years later.
What happens?
Put these things in order.
Number them 1-6.

Rip feels old.

Rip wakes up.
Rip talks to his daughter.
Rip hears his wife is dead.
Rip sees his son.
Rip sees different things
in the village.
 When Rip opens his eyes, it’s a
sunny morning. ‘Oh, no!’ he cries. ‘My wife
doesn’t like me to sleep away from home!’

e | pee y

ee KA Poe Saeed

Rip remembers his night

on the mountain. He
stands up, but finds he
can’t move very easily.
And where’s Wolf?

In the village,
some children
laugh at him.
The buildings,
the people,
and their
clothes are all
different. Rip
feels afraid.

||
Kony He finds his
house — with no
windows or | \ \
door! And where A 4 l\
are his wife and /
children? Rip Just then, he puts his hand
doesn’t to his face, and finds he
understand. has a long white beard!

beard the hair on a man’s face

 He runs to the village inn. Over the door,
the picture of King George has new clothes
and a new name: GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Rip doesn’t know any of

the people in front of the
inn. ‘Does nobody here
know Rip Van Winkle?’
he asks.

‘Yes. That’s Rip Van Winkle, next to the tree,’ one man says.
Rip sees a young man in his clothes. ‘Is that me?’ he thinks.

But before Old Rip can speak to him, a young woman next to him says to
her baby, ‘Quiet, Rip!’ He hears the baby’s name and turns to her.

inn an old name for a hotel where king the most important man ina baby a very young child
people can eat, drink and stay country; the king here is George III,
King of England from 1760
 Say’ ae

‘What's your
name?’ he asks. ND) Ay,
Gs
‘Judith,’ she Se ‘Nobody knows,’
answers. / she says, After his
‘And your father’s walk into the
name?’ mountains twenty
‘Rip Van Winkle,’ years ago.’
she says. ‘nd your
mother?’ Rip asks.
‘She’s dead,’
Judith says.

Then Rip laughs. ‘I’m your

father!’ he cries. ‘Young Rip Van
Winkle then. Old Rip Van Winkle
now. Don’t any of you know me?’

An old woman looks into Rip’s face.

‘Yes, it is Rip Van Winkle!’ she says.
After twenty years. Welcome home,
old friend!’

ago before now welcome we say this when someone

arrives and we are happy to see them

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 Rip tells his story of the
men in Dutch clothes,
and their strange game
in the mountains. Some

But one old man cries ‘I think Old Rip’s story is true! Every twenty years,
they say, the ghost of the Dutch explorer, Henry Hudson, comes back
with his men to the Catskills. Those strangers in old Dutch clothes were
Hudson and his men!’

— 4

So Old Rip goes to live with And every day, without his wife there to
Judith. And his son goes to tell him he’s lazy, Old Rip goes to the
work on the old farm — inn, has a drink, and tells his strange
sometimes! story to the visitors staying there.

strange not usual ghost a dead person that a living explorer someone who visits
person sees or hears countries before other people
mad thinking things that are not true
 READING CHECK
Match the two parts of these sentences.

a lt’s asunny morning... 1 look different to Rip’s eyes.

b Rip can't find... ee 2 with Judith.
c_ The village, the people there, 3 when Rip opens his eyes
and their clothes ... on the mountain.
Rip’s house... 4 is now a picture of George
o The old picture over the inn Washington.
door of George Ill... 5 his dog Wolf.
Rip’s son is now... 6 is dead.
Rip’s daughter is now... 7 aman.
Rip’s wife... 8 has nobody in it.
Old Rip goes to live... 9 and tells his story to
90
> He goes to the George Washington
—=— everybody there.
for a drink every day... 10 a woman with a young son.

WORD WORK
1 Find nine more words from Chapter 2 in the wordsquare.

Cory P L S00RM ERE

Fa Beeice Aue Cine eat Ge

J X GH 0

OraBesGer OL 0

Co
=<dGGe Rie oN

M A D

| N N O

2 a
ac) za N G

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2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.

a Henry Hudson’s the name of a famous .ex2/0rer.

De iike readings about ..4...7.. George Ill of England.
c Their youngest child is only a little oo.
d My grandfather has got a long white ou... :
e Let’s have lunch at that nice old ................. in the village.
f We usually go to bed early, so it feels .....0..0........ to stay up late.
g My grandfather thinks he’s George Washington.
eS IASXCUIINY cocescooncorenacs:
h_ The book is about America 180 years .........0........ :
i ‘This is my first time in New York.’
Mra oe eared to New York, then!’
JoeelmkSure theresa yn ee in this house. You can hear
someone walking about at night when nobody’s there.

GUESS WHAT
What happens after the end of the story? Tick three boxes.
|
ANGE 20 YEAR SEES |
RIP WRITES A BOOK ABOUT HIS STR
EI | |

yo) A MANeee
FROM NEW YORK — UII
DIEDRICH KNICKE
VDRBOCKER —
WRITESAHOOKABOUTRP STRANGE20EMRLAR
WADTES A BOOK ABOU RIP'S STRANGE 201
ci eee IRVING FINDS DIEDRICH’S PAPERS WHEN)
|
HE DIES. HE PUTS RIP’S STORY IN HIS NEXT BOOK

rdi WASHINGTON IRVING HEARS RIP’S STORY FROM RIP’S

GRANDSON AND PUTS IT INTO ONE OF HIS BOOKS

ie RIP VAN WINKLE BECOMES FAMOUS

|
BEFORE READING
1 What are the good things about living in the country? What are the bad things?
Tick the boxes.

@ good @ bad

Everybody knows their neighbours. Lal L_|

There’s nobody new. L_|
It's very quiet.
i
_e
Nothing exciting happens. ba
i
®
mtr
ono People know everything about you.

2 This story is about a number of people living in the country. Look at the people and
complete the sentences. Use these words: /oves, hates, likes, is afraid of.

Ichabod: the Katrina: Van Tassel:

teacher the rich farmer's with no head — the rich farmer Katrina’s
daughter friend

an Chabon es Katrina. Tee chabod hea the ghost with no head.

DeaKcuniiiceeeees: Ichabod. Se anelasse| pees Ichabod.
CreKathindgeee sss Brom Nae VannlaSSe pennants Brom
CCT Oli ree Ichabod. eV el aSSC lpeeeeeenen Katrina.
(WOVEN OG! socecteceern Brom. | SR BROM nee eee Katrina.

3 Which people are happy at the end of the story?

Which people are unhappy? Why?
 Chapter U Let's 20ee into the past — far back, to the good old days of
America. Tarry Town is a little village on the Hudson River.

Not far away, there’s a quiet

valley. Sleepy Hollow is its
MEE LOD if

People there tell many stories about

magic and ghosts. The most important
of these is the legend of a Headless
Ret Om Horseman.

legend an old story —halftrue, half headless without a head

not true
horseman aman ona horse
valley |and between two hills

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 Ichabod Crane teaches the The students in his school usually work
children in Sleepy Hollow. well. When they don’t, he hits them with
He’s tall and thin, and he’s a big stick.
got long arms, big hands
and feet, a little head, and
cold green eyes.

After school, he walks some of the younger

schoolboys home. He likes seeing their
beautiful older sisters and meeting their
mothers (and getting nice things to eat)!

Ichabod eats, sleeps, and lives with the

families of his students. After a week in
one house, he puts all his things into a
little bag and moves to the next family.

Ichabod /‘1koba:d/ school students learn here stick a long thin piece of wood

thin not fat

 From time to time, he helps the men with their work on the
farm. He always looks for easy things to do, here and there.

At other times, he In the evenings, Country women

stays with the young Ichabod teaches usually think teachers
children in the house singing to makes are interesting.
— telling them stories some extra money. Teachers know more
or getting them to On Sundays, he than farmers, they
sleep. This makes their directs his singers in speak better, and they
mothers very happy. the church. He feels like nice things, too.

ye very important then.

extra more than usual direct to make people begin and church Christian people go here
stop singing to pray

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 Ichabod can talk to young women very
easily. The farmers’ sons watch and listen,
but they are afraid to speak in front of him.

After school, Ichabod reads for hours

about witches and black magic.
Before he knows it, it’s night time and
he can’t see his book!

i Aan \

When he walks home, all the

little noises in the night make
him feel afraid. Then he begins
to sing, and this makes him feel
brave again.
|

witch a woman who can fly through black magic bad magic brave not afraid
the sky and do bad things

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 Ichabod likes to listen to the old women of the village when they tell stories
of ghosts and haunted houses. He loves the legend of the Headless
Horseman.

Ghost stories are exciting when he’s sitting in He often thinks that he
a nice, warm room. But they’re frightening hears the Headless
when he’s walking home later on a cold, Horseman not far behind
dark night. him!

haunted where people see lots

of ghosts

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 READING CHECK
Correct six more mistakes.
Hudson
The story begins in Tarry Town, a village on the Mississippt River. The mountain of Sleepy

Hollow is near Tarry Town. Nobody likes ghost stories in Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane

works in the inn there. He has a house in the valley. He likes nice food, and listening to

young women when they tell ghost stories. He doesn't like doing farm work very much. He

really likes reading love stories.

WORD WORK
1 These words don’t match the pictures. Correct them.

Valley

a a-hersentan- d= achurch

b astick e aschool

c avalley f awitch

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2 Find the words in Ichabod’s stick to complete the sentences.

a_ Ichabod does ......°X7°2.... work in the evenings for more money.

Diehienishitsatahe Smee
c Brom isnt afraid of ghosts. He’s very ........................
CieolCepyanlOllOWalS aie seetet place. It has lots of ghosts.
e_ | think the story of Hercules is the best of all the old Greek «0.0...
if WMGKELROSIC US) oo conrconiovernor _ It’s got its head under its arm.
SME ROUIKG HOM cote eee people singing in church.

GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.

Ichabod meets...
a ghost.
a beautiful young woman. }
a handsome young man.

Ichabod... ;
fights with the young man. ' | ff
|] runs away from the ghost.
tries to be the young
woman's good friend.

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 In the day,
Ichabod forgets about
ghosts and witches.
The only thing he
thinks about is
Katrina Van Tassel.
He’s under her spell.

The Van Tassels have the biggest farm in the valley. When Ichabod walks
past, he always stops to look at its fields and its farmhouse. Who gets all
this when her father Baltus dies? Katrina, of course.

Katrina is Baltus Van

Tassel’s beautiful young
daughter. She’s eighteen
and an only child.

Ichabod thinks a lot about

the farmer’s beautiful
daughter. He knows he must
make Katrina love him!

under somebody’s spell only field apiece of land that a farm has — only child a person with no brothers
thinking of one person or sisters

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 A number of the farmers’ The most important of these young men is
sons like Katrina, too. Brom Van Brunt. He’s big and strong, and
he’s always ready for a fight or a laugh.
aa WEF,

When the other farmers’ sons But Ichabod doesn’t lose hope.
see Brom’s horse in front of Van He begins visiting Van Tassel’s farm
Tassel’s farm in the evening, every day to help Katrina with her
they know that Brom is visiting singing.
Katrina.

strong with a body that works well _ fight when someone hits people lose hope to stop thinking that
again and again something nice can happen

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 In the late afternoon, Baltus smokes
happily and Katrina and Ichabod walk
under the trees. Brom watches angrily.
But nobody sees him.

— 4

When Ichabod teaches

Katrina to sing, Brom
teaches his dog to howl.

ve a Oe AY is : es WELT

y/ At night, they move all the books and chairs in the school.
In the morning, Ichabod arrives. He begins to think all the
witches in the country meet in his school after nightfall.

play tricks on somebody to dobad howl to cry (of a dog) nightfall the time when night begins
things and laugh at somebody
 One afternoon Baltus Van
Tassel’s servant arrives at the
school door. He asks Ichabod
to go to a party that evening
at Van Tassel’s farm.

Ichabod can’t wait! ‘You can leave

school an hour early today,’ he tells all
the schoolboys.

He runs back to his room and

puts on his best black suit.

He borrows a tired old horse for the

night. The horse’s name is Gunpowder
and he usually works in the fields.

servant a person who works for suit a jacket and trousers of one borrow to take for a short time
someone rich colour

party atime when lots of people

meet to eat, talk, and drink

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 READING CHECK
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Ichabod thinks of {Katrina van Tasseby The Headless Horseman in the day.
Katrina’s father Baltus Van Tassel is / isn’t very rich.
Brom Van Brunt visits Ichabod / Katrina at home.
Ichabod teaches Katrina to speak French / sing.
Brom is angry and does bad things to Katrina / Ichabod.
Baltus Van Tassel / Brom asks Ichabod to come to his house.
®
S&F
oO
fh
o7
onm Ichabod is afraid / happy to go there.

WORD WORK
1 Correct the mistakes.
All the correct words are in Chapter 2.
spel!

Ichabod is under Katrina’s smeHt—

It's not nice to play bricks on your friends.

Can | barrow your pen for a minute?

Van Tassel’s farm has got lots of big shields.

Don't lose rope. | think the story finishes happily.

Brom’s a very string man — with big arms and legs.

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2 Find the words in Baltus Van Tassel’s pipe
to match the underlined words in the sentences.

| like your new green jacket and trousers. .....°8.4./....

They like hitting people a lot! ow.
c_ Boys or girls with no brothers or sisters often spend a lot of time
with their mothers and fathers. .......0cccce.
d We're having a time
to eat, drink and dance to music at my house
UUAMES? SEVMUNOENY, ccccancre
sesasccneonne

f Can you hear that dog crying in the garden. 0.0.0.0.

g He's aman workingin a rich person’s house. 0.0.0.0... FIGHTING

F HOWLING
NIGHTFALL #

GUESS WHAT
What happens at the party? Tick three boxes.

Ichabod spends time with Katrina.

‘Fight me!’ says Brom to Ichabod.
Brom tells a ghost story. |
[| ‘| love you,’ says Ichabod to Katrina.
®
fF
o
on ‘| love you,’ Says Katrina to Ichabod.

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 Ouse It is early evening when iohod |
arrives at Van Tassel’s farmhouse. All the
farmers from the neighbourhood are at the
party with their families.

When Brom arrives,

everyone is happy to see
him. (Not Ichabod, of
course!) Brom’s horse is
big and strong. His
name is Daredevil, and
only Brom can ride him.

Ichabod feels happy when he sees all the good

things to eat and drink in the farmhouse.
Then he sees Katrina talking with Brom and
he feels angry again.

Someone begins playing

music in the next room.
Ichabod knows Katrina
loves to dance. He smiles
when he remembers
Brom can’t dance.

neighbourhood all the houses near music people listen or dance to this dance to move your body and feet to
your house music

ride to £0 on a horse

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 Ichabod knows When the dancing finishes,
he sings well, people begin to talk about the
and he also ghosts in Sleepy Hollow.
dances ae
wonderfully!

Brom tells the most exciting

story. ‘Some nights when I
ride through the village, the
Headless Horseman follows
me,’ he says.

DY, ait Se AT 2 aN il

‘When I get to the bridge in front of the old church,’ Brom goes on, ‘The
Headless Horseman always stops. His horse can’t step on to the bridge!
And the rider and horse disappear in a flash of fire.’

follow to go after someone step to put your foot down flash a sudden light

bridge people can go across a disappear to g0 away suddenly fire this is red and hot, and it burns
river on this

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 Soon the party is over, and But something goes badly wrong,
everybody begins to leave. Before and soon Ichabod leaves Van Tassel’s
Ichabod goes, he tells Katrina
about his love for her.

Without looking left or right, he

rides away through Sleepy Hollow.
ANA
AW,

A. ft
The night is very dark. Ichabo
thinks about Katrina and he feels
terrible. Then he hears a noise.

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 He looks back over his shoulder and
sees something big, black and
frightening in the dark night behind him.

He’s very afraid. At first, he

can’t speak. In the end he
asks weakly, ‘Who are you?’

vb aye eat
»

shoulder this is between your arm weakly not strongly figure someone that you can't see
and your neck very well

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 READING CHECK
Correct the mistakes.
after
a_ Brom arrives at Van Tassel’s farm ‘befere Ichabod.

b_ Ichabod is very happy to see Brom there.

c_ Eating and drinking a lot makes Ichabod feel worse.

d_ Ichabod can’t dance very well.

e lchabod tells people about nights when the

Headless Horseman comes after him.

f Brom leaves Van Tassel’s farm after Ichabod.

g When Ichabod leaves the farm, he feels angry.

h Something on a bicycle comes after him in the dark.

i He doesn’t speak to it, but it speaks to him.

Use the words in the sandwiches

to complete the sentences.

a_ | go horse ..... riding every

weekend.
b Do you like listening to this

d ‘l’mcold. ‘Sit nearer the

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 ‘Is there somebody at the end of the garden?’ ‘Yes. | can see a dark «00... there,
but who ts it?’
All the people living in the houses near us are our friends. We live in a very nice

OunicatalWavSw ester out of the window when our dog comes into the room!
‘How can we get up this mountain?’ ‘Shall | go first? Then you Can ou... me.’
Iinenenvasralsuadcdeniw cr: in the dark sky and it began to rain.

j AVVOUICEY OUNIKCHIOpeeeemer eters Wn) IAMS” OG, (BIURE CLOVE ooncresrecoe

eectnae on my feet.’

How does the story end? Use the names to complete the sentences.

Katrina...

Sere ee runs away.

<i NONE ee Te runs after Ichabod.
peo ee eS feels afraid.
isis ee ee Oe Pe suddenly can’t sing very well.
thinks the horseman can't get nearer.
hits Ichabod with something.
Sat EAR ten leaves Sleepy Hollow.
stays in Sleepy Hollow.

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 ASE Then Ichabod slaps Gunpowder on the back and the old horse
gallops away! The ghost follows them on his big black horse.

When Ichabod makes Gunpowder walk Usually, when Ichabod is

slowly, the ghost makes his horse walk afraid, he sings to feel braver.
slowly, too. Now he opens his mouth but
no noise comes out!

slap to hit with your open hand gallop to move fast (on a horse)

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 When Ichabod gets to a hill, he looks back.
Now he can see the ghost is headless!
The rider’s head is on the saddle in front
of him.

At first, Ichabod is very

afraid and can’t move.

Then he slaps and kicks

Gunpowder and makes him
gallop away again! And
the headless horseman
follows him.

saddle the thing that you put ona kick to hit with your feet
horse’s back to sit on

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Soon Ichabod sees the church i

and the bridge through the

trees. He remembers Brom’s
story. The ghost can’t go
across the bridge!

aie ee,

Ichabod gallops across the bridge

and looks back over his shoulder.

The horseman takes his head in his hands and throws

it at Ichabod! It knocks him down off his horse.
Gunpowder and the headless horseman gallop away.

throw to make something move knock to hit strongly

quickly from your hand through
the air

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 The next morning, people find
Gunpowder near his home.

Nobody can find Ichabod. But they find

his hat near the bridge. And they find a
pumpkin in pieces near the hat.

Soon after Brom marries

Katrina. When people tell the
story of Ichabod Crane, Brom
smiles. He laughs when they
talk about the pumpkin near
the bridge.
“ah

To this day, sitting in front of the fire,

people in Sleepy Hollow like to tell ghost
stories. And everyone’s favourite is the
legend of Ichabod Crane and the
Headless Horseman.

pumpkin a big orange vegetable marry to make someone your favourite the one that people like
husband or wife best
READING CHECK
Put the sentences in order. Number them 1-9.

a The horseman runs after Ichabod.

b Ichabod opens his mouth, but he can’t sing.
c [| Ichabod runs away from the horseman.
d Ichabod rides over the bridge.
e A farmer finds Ichabod’s horse the next day.
f Ichabod sees the figure has got no head.
g The headless horseman throws his head at Ichabod.
h People find Ichabod’s hat near the bridge, but they can’t find Ichabod.
i Brom can get nearer to Katrina without Ichabod in Sleepy Hollow.

WORD WORK
Use the words in the pumpkin to complete the sentences.

GALLOPING KICK

KNOCK FAVOURITE MARRY

OK. Now when | the ball to you,
PUMPKIN” SADDLE SLAP VO.UNTMUSt nero: it with your right foot!

THROW
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horse iS ne really fast? When you are..................., don't
sit|
COWiihi(nutl Geese _ Half stand
up. That's very important.

|Dont sen ee your

e | SST OUIIET horse! |

im sorry, Mum.
Please don't

Jill! }love you. | Oh, Sam. You must give

NY me time to think about it.

Which story do people in Sleepy Hollow like to tell about Ichabod?

Which is the true story?

a he headless horseman is really Brom with his coat over his head and a
pumpkin in his hands, but Ichabod doesn’t know that. Ichabod is so afraid he
runs away from Sleepy Hollow and goes to five in New York.

b Ibeeen runs away from the headless horseman, but the horseman runs faster
and takes Ichabod away to his home under the valley. You can sometimes hear
Ichabod’s ghost moving about in the old school house.

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 PROJECT A

1 Rip Van Winkle sleeps for twenty years and then

wakes up. Life can change a lot in twenty years.
Match the pictures with the sentences.

It’s twenty years from now...

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|_| Cars are smaller. People don’t walk any more. They go by car all the time.
|_| People don’t go to work. They work from home through the internet.
People don’t visit shops. They buy things through the internet.
|_| People don’t read paper books. They read small computer books.
|{ | People go on holiday to the moon.
|_| People have big 3D TVs at home.
People have radios in their heads.
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& People live longer. Most people live for 110 years.

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2 Imagine that you sleep for twenty years.
Fill in the questionnaire.

SLEEPER QUESTIONNAIRE

i oa In people’s lives:

—_ ~~ |In what people do

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 PROJECT B

| |
1 People are afraid of different things. dark — flying ~— ghosts |
Read and complete the poster using crowded places snakes spiders |
words from the box. thirteen cats |

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b My aunt doesn’t like «0.00.00...

c My grandmother
(SPaTRelCeO lene
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g My Mum doesn't like

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e My little sister is afraid of the ou...

f My brother hates ................. h My best friend hates being in .................

2 Fill in the questionnaires on page 44.

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 What are you afraid of?

What about your family and friends?

WHAT ......----.--
ARE YOU Relationship to yOu: ......

Maan What is he/she afraid Of? ..c:s.cocn0cne ero

Relationship to you! 2... eee

What is he/she afraid of? 0000000.

Relationship to you? 000.0000.

What is he/she afraid of? ......0..00.0.0.0cee.

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 Rip Van Winkle
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
In the first of these stories, Rip Van Winkle sleeps for over
twenty years, and then wakes up to a world that he no longer
understands. In the other story, Ichabod Crane, the school
teacher, meets a headless rider in the middle of a dark night.
These two classic tales of the supernatural by Washington
Irving have been popular for nearly two hundred years.

Text adaptation by Alan Hines

Illustrated by Thomas Sperling
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