![]() When he is not found, the superstitious townspeople assume that he has been taken by the Horseman. The next morning, Ichabod's horse is found and the town searches for him. Eventually, the horseman vanishes but not before throwing his decapitated head at Ichabod, knocking the man off his horse. The Headless Horseman leaps out of the town's legends and chases Ichabod down. Disappointed, he leaves to head back home and stumbles across a nightmare on the way. While there he confesses his feelings to Katrina and she rejects him. One night, Ichabod is invited to the Van Tassel's farm for a party. Ichabod loves to hear ghost stories and learns of a local legend, a headless horseman who is supposed to ride through the town at night looking for his disembodied head. Ichabod is opposed in this by a rival for the ladies affection, a man named Brom Van Brunt. The short story tells the tale of a small town schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane who attempts to woo a beautiful young heiress named Katrina Van Tassel. ![]()
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