This short story's epigraph quotes The Castle of Indolence by describing "dreams that wave before the half-shut eye." One cha
This short story's epigraph quotes The Castle of Indolence by describing "dreams that wave before the half-shut eye." One character in this story wants his adversary to vanish in a "flash of fire and brimstone," and is a strict follower of the "Spare the rod and spoil the child" proverb. At the end of this short story, the villagers find a hat and cracked pumpkin beside a brook. The protagonist is unable to escape the "goblin rider" by reaching a bridge, allowing Brom Bones to marry Katrina van Tassel. For 10 points, name this Washington Irving story in which Ichabod Crane is killed by the Headless Horseman.  
This short story's epigraph quotes The Castle of Indolence by describing "dreams that wave before the half-shut eye.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"