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'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' by Washington Irving

슬리피 할로우의 전설 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

/ 워싱톤 어빙(Washington Irving)

Today's story is called "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is about something strange that happened long ago in a valley called "Sleepy Hollow". It was written by Washington Irving. The story is told by Doug Johnson.

The valley known as Sleepy Hollow hides from the world in the high hills of New York state. There are many stories told about the quiet valley. But the story that people believe most is about a man who rides a horse at night. The story says the man died many years ago during the American Revolutionary War. His head was shot off. Every night he rises from his burial place, jumps on his horse and rides through the valley looking for his lost head.

Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town. It was settled many years ago by people from Holland. The village had a small school. And one teacher, named Ichabod Crane. Ichabod Crane was a good name for him, because he looked like a tall bird, a crane. He was tall and thin like a crane. His shoulders were small, joined two long arms. His head was small, too, and flat on top. He had big ears, large glassy green eyes and a long nose.

Ichabod Crane of Sleepy Hollow

Ichabod did not make much money as a teacher. And although he was tall and thin, he ate like a fat man. To help him pay for his food he earned extra money teaching young people to sing. Every Sunday after church Ichabod taught singing.

Among the ladies Ichabod taught was one Katrina Van Tassel. She was the only daughter of a rich Dutch farmer. She was a girl in bloom…much like a round red, rosy apple. Ichabod had a soft and foolish heart for the ladies, and soon found himself interested in Miss Van Tassel.

Ichabod's eyes opened wide when he saw the riches of Katrina's farm: the miles of apple trees and wheat fields, and hundreds of fat farm animals. He saw himself as master of the Van Tassel farm with Katrina as his wife.

But there were many problems blocking the road to Katrina's heart. One was a strong young man named Brom Van Brunt. Brom was a hero to all the young ladies. His shoulders were big. His back was wide. And his hair was short and curly. He always won the horse races in Tarry Town and earned many prizes. Brom was never seen without a horse.

Sometimes late at night Brom and his friends would rush through town shouting loudly from the backs of their horses. Tired old ladies would awaken from their sleep and say: "Why, there goes Brom Van Brunt leading his wild group again!"

Such was the enemy Ichabod had to defeat for Katrina's heart.

Stronger and wiser men would not have tried. But Ichabod had a plan. He could not fight his enemy in the open. So he did it silently and secretly. He made many visits to Katrina's farm and made her think he was helping her to sing better.

Time passed, and the town people thought Ichabod was winning. Brom's horse was never seen at Katrina's house on Sunday nights anymore.

One day in autumn Ichabod was asked to come to a big party at the Van Tassel home. He dressed in his best clothes. A farmer loaned him an old horse for the long trip to the party.

The house was filled with farmers and their wives, red-faced daughters and clean, washed sons. The tables were filled with different things to eat. Wine filled many glasses.

Brom Van Brunt rode to the party on his fastest horse called Daredevil. All the young ladies smiled happily when they saw him. Soon music filled the rooms and everyone began to dance and sing.

Ichabod was happy dancing with Katrina as Brom looked at them with a jealous heart. The night passed. The music stopped, and the young people sat together to tell stories about the revolutionary war.

Soon stories about Sleepy Hollow were told. The most feared story was about the rider looking for his lost head. One farmer told how he raced the headless man on a horse. The farmer ran his horse faster and faster. The horseman followed over bush and stone until they came to the end of the valley. There the headless horseman suddenly stopped. Gone were his clothes and his skin. All that was left was a man with white bones shining in the moonlight.

The stories ended and time came to leave the party. Ichabod seemed very happy until he said goodnight to Katrina. Was she ending their romance? He left feeling very sad. Had Katrina been seeing Ichabod just to make Brom Van Brunt jealous so he would marry her?

Well, Ichabod began his long ride home on the hills that surround Tarry Town. He had never felt so lonely in his life. He began to whistle as he came close to the tree where a man had been killed years ago by rebels.

He thought he saw something white move in the tree. But no, it was only the moonlight shining and moving on the tree. Then he heard a noise. His body shook. He kicked his horse faster. The old horse tried to run, but almost fell in the river, instead. Ichabod hit the horse again. The horse ran fast and then suddenly stopped, almost throwing Ichabod forward to the ground.

Sleepy Hollow chase

There, in the dark woods on the side of the river where the bushes grow low, stood an ugly thing. Big and black. It did not move, but seemed ready to jump like a giant monster.

Ichabod's hair stood straight up. It was too late to run, and in his fear, he did the only thing he could. His shaking voice broke the silent valley.

"Who are you?" The thing did not answer. Ichabod asked again. Still no answer. Ichabod's old horse began to move forward. The black thing began to move along the side of Ichabod's horse in the dark. Ichabod made his horse run faster. The black thing moved with them. Side by side they moved, slowly at first. And not a word was said.

Ichabod felt his heart sink. Up a hill they moved above the shadow of the trees. For a moment the moon shown down and to Ichabod's horror he saw it was a horse. And it had a rider. But the rider's head was not on his body. It was in front of the rider, resting on the horse.

Ichabod kicked and hit his old horse with all his power. Away they rushed through bushes and trees across the valley of Sleepy Hollow. Up ahead was the old church bridge where the headless horseman stops and returns to his burial place.

"If only I can get there first, I am safe," thought Ichabod. He kicked his horse again. The horse jumped on to the bridge and raced over it like the sound of thunder. Ichabod looked back to see if the headless man had stopped. He saw the man pick up his head and throw it with a powerful force. The head hit Ichabod in the face and knocked him off his horse to the dirt below.

They found Ichabod's horse the next day peacefully eating grass. They could not find Ichabod.

They walked all across the valley. They saw the foot marks of Ichabod's horse as it had raced through the valley. They even found Ichabod's old hat in the dust near the bridge. But they did not find Ichabod. The only other thing they found was lying near Ichabod's hat.

It was the broken pieces of a round orange pumpkin.

The town people talked about Ichabod for many weeks. They remembered the frightening stories of the valley. And finally they came to believe that the headless horseman had carried Ichabod away.

Much later an old farmer returned from a visit to New York City. He said he was sure he saw Ichabod there. He thought Ichabod silently left Sleepy Hollow because he had lost Katrina.

As for Katrina, her mother and father gave her a big wedding when she married Brom Van Brunt. Many people who went to the wedding saw that Brom smiled whenever Ichabod's name was spoken. And they wondered why he laughed out loud when anyone talked about the broken orange pumpkin found lying near Ichabod's old dusty hat.

Now it’s your turn. What are some of the most famous ghost stories in your country? Write to us in the comments section or on our Facebook page.

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슬리피 할로우의 전설 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

/ 워싱톤 어빙(Washington Irving)

(1) 슬리피 할로우의 전설 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 개요

슬리피 할로의 전설(슬리피 할로의 傳說, 영어: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow)은 1820년 워싱턴 어빙의 《신사 제프리 크레용의 스케치북》에 수록된 단편 소설이다.

18세기 뉴욕 북부의 작은 마을을 배경으로 목 없는 귀신의 연쇄살인사건을 둘러싸고 벌어지는 이야기를 그린 미국 영화로도 소개되었다.

출시일 : 1999년

감독 : 팀 버튼

원작 : 워싱턴 어빙(Washington Irving)

각본 : 앤드류 케빈 워커

출연 : 조니 뎁, 크리스티나 리치

상영 시간 : 104분

제작 : 래리 프랑코, 프랜시스 포드 코폴라

제작사 : 패러마운트픽처스

1999년 패러마운트픽처스(Paramount Pictures)가 제작하였다. 《가위손 Edward Scissorhands》(1990) 《크리스마스의 악몽 Nightmare Before Christmas》(1993) 등으로 잘 알려진 팀 버튼 감독의 작품이다. 조니 뎁(Johnny Depp)과 크리스티나 리치(Christina Ricci)가 주연을 맡았다.

상연 시간은 104분이다. 워싱턴 어빙(Washington Irving)의 18세기 고전 《슬리피 할로우의 전설 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow》이 원작으로 이미 19차례나 TV 혹은 영화로 소개된 바 있다. 18세기 뉴욕 북쪽의 슬리피 할로라는 작은 마을에서 일어나는 목 없는 귀신의 연쇄살인사건에 대한 무섭고도 환상적인 이야기이다.

1799년 뉴욕 북쪽의 작은 마을 슬리피 할로우에서 목 잘린 시체가 잇달아 발견된다. 평소 과학적인 수사를 주장하던 젊은 수사관 크레인(조니 뎁)이 현장에 파견된다. 크레인은 마을 사람들로부터 미국 독립전쟁 당시 악명 높던 독일인 용병이 목이 잘린 채 마을 근처에 묻혀 있다가 호스맨(Horse Man)이라는 목 없는 귀신으로 되살아나 사람들의 목을 베어간다는 황당한 이야기를 듣는다.

크레인은 끈질긴 수사 끝에, 사건이 슬리피 할로우의 지주였던 밴 개럿의 비밀결혼과 유산문제로 발생했다는 사실을 밝혀낸다. 크레인은 유력한 법정 상속인인 밴 타셀을 의심하지만 그의 딸 카트리나(크리스티나 리치)와 사랑에 빠지고 만다. 크레인은 눈 앞에서 호스맨(크리스토퍼 워큰)이 사람의 목을 잘라가는 장면을 목격하고 기절하고, 범인으로 지목된 밴 타셀마저 호스맨에게 살해당하자 사건은 점점 더 미궁 속으로 빠진다.

영국에서 진행된 촬영은 대부분 세트작업으로 이루어졌으며, 영화의 무시무시한 분위기를 표현하기 위하여 최첨단의 특수 효과와 특수 분장이 동원되었다. 잘려나간 머리는 석고와 실리콘으로 모형을 떠서 정교하게 색을 입혔는데, 머리 한 개당 평균 5주가 걸렸다. 2000년 제72회 아카데미영상 미술상을 수상하였다.

(2) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was first published in 1819. Along with Irving's companion piece Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle. In 1949, the second film adaptation was produced by Walt Disney as one of two segments in the package film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.

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