Title: Rip Van Winkle - Wikipedia
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Rip Van Winkle
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Content: He learns that the men whom he met in the mountains are rumored to be the ghosts of Henry Hudson 's crew from his ship, the Halve Maen. He also realizes that he has been away from the village for at least 20 years. His grown daughter takes him in and he resumes his usual idleness. His strange tale is solemnly taken to heart by the Dutch settlers, particularly by the children who say that, whenever thunder is heard, the men in the mountains must be playing nine-pins. Characters
Rip Van Winkle – A henpecked husband who loathes "profitable labor"; and a meek, easygoing, ne'er-do-well resident of the village who wanders off to the mountains and meets strange men playing nine-pins. Dame Van Winkle – Rip Van Winkle's cantankerous and nagging wife. Rip Van Winkle, Jr. – Rip Van Winkle's ne'er-do-well son. Judith Gardenier – Rip Van Winkle's married daughter; she takes her father in after he returns from his sleep.