Summary and Information

The target audience for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow(at least for the version we saw) is children to young adults, or people who are 7 to 14 years of age. At the beginning of the story, we learn that the Headless Horseman haunts the small town of Sleepy Hollow. He is the talk of the town, and they say he comes out at night in search of his head. Ichabod Crane, the local schoolmaster, falls in love with Katrina van Tassel, the beauty of the town. Crane becomes obsessed with Katrina van Tassel, and soon learns that his biggest competitor for Katrina is Brom Bones. He is invited to a ball hosted by the father of Katrina van Tassel, and he decides to propose to her there. At the ball, Brom Bones tells a chilling story about how he raced the Headless Horseman and won. After the story, Crane proposes to Katrina van Tassel, and Brom Bones storms out of the room, thinking that Katrina would accept. She didn't, and ran out of the room after Brom Bones instead. Ichabod Crane had to ride home alone, but on his way he encountered the Headless Horseman and was never seen again.