The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is a fun story appropriate for all ages, especially enjoyable when one has a good grasp of vocabulary, about a derpy fellow named Ichabod Crane who is a bit of a gold digger and aiming higher than he can realistically reach.

He is a teacher in Sleepy Hollow, New York in the early days of the U.S., teaching in a tiny one room school house. Aside from having an almost crippling fear of ghosts and monsters, thanks to his believing in books like Cotton Mathers's The History of New England Witchcraft, he gets by well enough. Until he develops a crush on Katrina Van Tassel. And her money. Brom Bones who already was interested in Katrina, won't have any of it, though. And what happens after a Halloween party where stories about the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, is anyone's guess. But Ichabod Crane doesn't have a very good night after starting on his way home. This is a fun story, and adults and children will enjoy it.