It's about a guy Ichabod Crane who is a poor school teacher who works for a mere ten dollars a day. He sleeps in his student's house and only does a little bit of light work around the place. At a little bit in Ichabod falls in love with the beautiful Katrina van Tassel who is a wealthy daughter of a substantial Dutch farmer. One night he is invited to her mansion for a party, he had borrowed a horse from the farmer Hans Van Ripper and was on his way to the party. When he got there, there were a lot of fancy foods such as doughnuts and cakes and all the high people are bragging about their stuff. He got into a discussion with a bunch of people who were all talking about the headless horseman who lurks the night and how they all had encounters with him. One guy Brom bones Ichabod's rival told a story about how he and the horseman were in a race and he was winning until the horseman flew off in a burst of fire. After the party Ichabod was on his way home when, when he was crossing the bridge he saw him, the headless horseman. Ichabod in terror turned his horse around and took off in a hurry. As he was nearing the old church and graveyard he felt some thing hit his head and he fell off. The next morning the farmer horse had returned but there was no sign of Ichabod, they went to search for him but all they found was his hat and a smashed pumpkin.
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - depressing/sad Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14 Horror Story? Yes Horror plotlets - the monster chased me! descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - natural phenomena Age: - long-lived adults Has special powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: Motive of antagonist - revenge Monster of some sort? Yes Kind of monster: - general monster How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Europe Yes European country: - Netherlands Misc setting - fancy mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - little dialog |