The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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- EXPOSITION
- He never strays too far from the churchyard!
- CONFLICT
- RISING ACTION
- Ichabod Crane is the schoolmaster in Sleepy Hollow, a town beset by supernatural occurrences. A local favorite is the tale of the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a Hessian mercenary who lost his head.
- CLIMAX
- Ichabod Crane wants to marry Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, but she has another suitor, Brom Bones. After attending a social gathering on Gunpowder, a borrowed horse, and being turned down by Katrina Van Tassel, Ichabod leaves the gathering in an agitated state.
- FALLING ACTION
- After hearing many ghost stories at the party, Ichabod goes home during the witching hour. Again and again he imagines a ghost or goblin in almost everything he sees. Finally he sees an enormous silhouette- the headless horseman. Ichabod thinks the Headless Horseman is a goblin.
- RESOLUTION
- The Headless Horseman matches Crane's pace, and finally chases him. Ichabod tries to spur on the Gunpowder to reach the bridge quickly.
- Ichabod makes it to the bridge and turns to see if his pursuer will disappear. The Headless Horseman throws his "head" at Ichabod, who falls off Gunpowder and passes out.
- The next morning, the townspeople find Crane's hat and the few belongings he has, as well as a smashed pumpkin, by the bridge.
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