2. Chapter 1
• In north America, near Tarry Town, there is a Little
hollow, the valley is a very peaceful place , the people who
live there always feel sleepy, The valley is called Sleepy
Hollow.
• Native American (first people that had lived there) believed
in god, and spirits. The most famous ghost story was about
the “Headless horseman”, this story is about a soldier
without head on a big horse, the soldier was killed by a
British cannonball that cut off his head.
• His body was taken to a little church; he was buried on the
graveyard but every night he rides back to the battlefield to
look for his head, but he never finds it, so he returns
3. Chapter 2
• Ichabod crane was the only
schoolmaster of sleepy hollow. He often
went home with a different pupil .He
loved food, and sing psalm.
• Ichabod didn`t have a house, so he
stayed with each farmer for a week,
and helped with the work of their
farms.
• All the people respected him because
he was a very intelligent man.
• He believed in god and spirits. His
favourite ghost story was about the
Headless horseman.
4. Chapter 3
• One day, a new pupil joined Ichabod’s group of
psalm-singers. Her name was Katrina Van Tassel.
• Katrina was eighteen years old and she was very
beautiful. She had golden blond hair and she
liked wearing pretty clothes.
• Katrina was Baltus Van Tassel’s only child. She
had no brothers or sisters. So when her parents
died, Katrina was going to inherit the farm. The
land and everything on it was going to be hers.
One day, she was going to be rich.
• Ichabod liked Katrina and he wanted to marry
her.
5. Chapter 4
• All young men from the area admired
Katrina. And there was one young man who
admired her very much. This man’s name
was Brom Bones.
• Brom Bones was tall and handsome. His
body was big and strong and he had short,
black and curly hair. He was a very brave
young man and he was an excellent horse
rider.
• Ichabod was not worried about Brom Bones
and his visits to Katrina. Brom Bones played
tricks on Ichabod, to scare him.
• Katrina’s family invited Ichabod to their
party and he felt veryt important, happy and
excited.
6. Chapter 5
• He borrowed Hans Van Ripper`s horse to ride
to the party. The farmer decided to play a trick
on the schoolmaster. He said Ichabod that he
would lend his best horse. But when Ichabod
saw this one he was very surprised. The horse
was old and thin and it had only one eye. But
he gave his best saddle
• Later, Ichabod arrived at the Van Tassel`s
farmhouse. But soon, the schoolmaster had an
unpleasant surprise. Brom Bones was also at
the party.
• Ichabod like dancing very much. When he
danced, he looked very strange, but he did not
know this. Ichabod started dancing with
Katrina. Some people began to laugh.
7. • Brom bones sat in a corner. He did not dance. But when
he saw that Katrina and Ichabod danced together, he
looked angrily at Katrina. After the dancing had
finished, a group of people were telling ghost stories.
Suddenly brom bones said that he had met the
horseman and that he was better horse rider than he
was. Ichabod listened to Brom Bones story.
• Later, the party finished and everybody went home. Ichabod
went to find Katrina. Ichabod said Katrina that he wanted to
ask her a question. But Katrina did not look very happy or
friendly. She did not want to be alone with Ichabod.. A few
minutes later ichabod saw Katrina with Brom Bones. Brom
bones held Katrina`s hand and kissed it. Ichabod can`t
believe it.
8. Chapter 6
Ichabod left the party at midnight. He remembered
the ghost stories that had been told in the party.
He passed the bridge; as he wanted to cross
quickly, he kicked Gundpower… He stopped walking
and turned to the forest. There, he saw the shape
of a man in a huge black horse. The horseman
followed him and rode up a hill. Ichabod could see
that the horseman was carrying his head in his
hands. He was terrified. The horse passed the
bridge . He saw the headless horseman standing up
on his horse. Ichabod screamed as something hit
him.
The schoolmaster fell off the horse and lay on the
ground. As he lay there, the Headless Horseman
passed by him, riding as fast as the wind.
9. Chapter 7
• The next day Gunpowder returned to Van
Ripper’s farm but there was no sign of
Ichabod. The farmer found Ichabod’s hat
with a smashed pumpkin next to it.
• Ichabod was never heard again in sleepy hollow. Later
he was seen in New York working as a lawyer, earning a
lot of money. Soon after Ichabod disappearance, Brom
Bones married Katrina.
• WE THOUGTH THAT THE HEADLESS MAN WAS ONLY
BROM BONES PLAYING A TRICK TO SCARE ICHABOD
