![]() Martha: Ah yes! It is said that the Horseman cannot pass the old church bridge.īrom (looking at Ichabod) : So if the Horseman comes after you, head for the bridge. But just as we came to the old church bridge, the Horseman vanished in a flash of fire. I offered to race him for a glass of cider.īrom: I would have won. I was coming home one night when he rode by.īrom: I wasn’t afraid. ![]() N1: Brom rises, and all eyes turn to him.īrom: I too have seen the Headless Horseman. īrouwer: He turned into a skeleton, threw me into the brook, and with a clap of thunder, sprang over the treetops! N3: Brouwer takes a bite out of his apple and chews it slowly.īrouwer: We galloped over hill and swamp. All are listening.īrouwer: When he turned, there was nothing there-only the stump of a neck. I called to him: “Show me your face, good man.” Ida: He cannot rest until he finds it, so take care not to be on the roadway at the witching hour!īrouwer: I once met him on the road. Every night he rides in search of his head. Martha: His body is buried in the churchyard. He is said to be the ghost of a soldier whose head was blown clean off by a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. Jansen: But no ghost compares to the Headless Horseman. There’s the old Dutchman who walks the docks. Jansen: Oh yes, many ghosts haunt Sleepy Hollow. Those who don’t are carried away by ghouls in the night. Crane, you must take care to be a decent person. ![]() N1: Later that night, Ichabod joins a group of guests by the fire. ![]()
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