Oh, and the story makes it pretty obvious that Crane just shit his pants and ran off at the end, so there's no real wondering about whether or not the Headless Horseman got hold of him. Turns out, sweet old Ichabod was only really interested in the girl because her father was wealthy! And the evil bully was more of a rowdy prankster who didn't want Crane moving in on the girl he was already courting. Whether or not the Horseman got him or he just ran away is up for grabs. The evil bully, who also wants the girl, viciously drives Crane out of town by using The Headless Horseman story. Poor awkward Ichabod falls in love with the town beauty and she (because women are saints) likes him back. And if you haven't read it, you may have some of the same preconceived notions that I did. So, I've been going off of movies and cartoons as my reference to what The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow was all about. Ok, this is my first time hearing the actual short story. What?! All this time I was feeling sorry for him and it turns out Ichabod Crane was a douchebag!
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