![]() To help him pay for his food he earned extra money teaching young people to sing. And although he was tall and thin, he ate like a fat man. Ichabod did not make much money as a teacher. ![]() He had big ears, large glassy green eyes and a long nose. His head was small, too, and flat on top. His shoulders were small, joined two long arms. Ichabod Crane was a good name for him, because he looked like a tall bird, a crane. It was settled many years ago by people from Holland. ![]() Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town. Every night he rises from his burial place, jumps on his horse and rides through the valley looking for his lost head. The story says the man died many years ago during the American Revolutionary War. But the story that people believe most is about a man who rides a horse at night. There are many stories told about the quiet valley. The valley known as Sleepy Hollow hides from the world in the high hills of New York state. It is about something strange that happened long ago in a valley called "Sleepy Hollow". ![]() Today's story is called "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. ![]()
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