The book Rip Van Winkle And the Legend of Sleepy Hollow was written by author Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Here you can read free online of Rip Van Winkle And the Legend of Sleepy Hollow book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Rip Van Winkle And the Legend of Sleepy Hollow a good or bad book?
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"Judith Gardenier." " And your father's name? " "Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it 's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then out a lit- tle girl." Rip had but one question more to ask; but he put it with a faltering voice: "Where 's your mother?" "Oh, she too had died but a short time since; she broke a b...lood-vessel in a fit of pas- sion at a New England ped- dler." There was a drop of com- fort, at least, in this intelli- gence. The honest man could contain himself no longer. He caught his daughter and her child in his arms. " I am your father!" cried he— " Young Rip Van Winkle once —old Rip Van Winkle now! —Does nobody know poor Rip Van Winkle?" All stood amazed, until an old woman, tottering out from among the crowd, put her hand to her brow, and peering under it in his face for a moment, exclaimed, " Sure enough!
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