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1. Written by Washington
Irving published in
1820
At the time that he
wrote the story, Irving
was living in Birmingham,
England, but he had visited
Tarrytown and Sleepy
Hollow which are villages
that sit beside the Hudson
River in New York.

2. The story is set in a Dutch
settlement called
Tarrytown, New York, in
the lonely, secluded
valley (glen) of Sleepy
Hollow.

3. Once upon a time…

4. A guy named Ichabod lived in a little town
called Sleepy Hollow. He was the town
teacher and choirmaster. In other words, he
was pretty important person.

5. One day, Ichabod realizes that the richest guy in to
has an only daughter who's pretty good looking.

7. Katrina Van Tassel is a beautiful 18-
year-old girl.
The daughter & sole heir of a
wealthy farmer
Ichabod love her.

8. (Prior to Ichabod’s arrival in town, Katrina
had been Brom Bone’s girlfriend.)

9. There's a party at his lady's place
and he is invited.

10. There's a party at his lady's place
and he is invited.

11. He gets dressed up, sprays on his
finest Axe Body Spray.

12. He gets dressed up, sprays on his
finest Axe Body Spray.

13. He gets dressed up, sprays on his
finest Axe Body Spray.

14. At the party…

15. At the party…

16. Ichabod invites Katrina Van
Tassel to dance.

23. He has just discovered
that Katrina danced with
him in an effort to make
Brom Bones jealous.

24. He has just discovered
that Katrina danced with
him in an effort to make
Brom Bones jealous.

25. Ichabod leaves the party at Van
Tassels’ home.

29. The next day Ichabod’s horse was
found wandering in a pasture,
but Ichabod was never seen
again. There are rumors that he
is dead; others say he is too
terrified to return to Sleepy
Hollow.

30. Brom Bones reportedly smiles
when the story of Ichabod’s
disappearance is told. Does
this mean he posed as the
headless horseman to rid
Tarrytown of his only
competition for the fair
Katrina?
By the way, Katrina and Brom
were married after Ichabod’s
disappearance.