One day, a new pupil joined Ichabod’s group of psalm singers. Her name was Katrina
Van Tassel, and she was the daughter of Baltus Van Tassel, an old farmer. Baltus Van
Tassel’s farm was a few miles from Sleepy Hollow.
Katrina was eighteen years old and she was very beautiful. She had golden blond
hair and she liked wearing pretty clothes. All the young men in the area admired
Katrina. And Katrina knew this. She enjoyed this admiration very much.
“Katrina is a very pretty girl,” said the people of the area. “Her skirts are too
short now! But one day, she will be a good wife for somebody. Her husband will be a
very lucky man. He will marry Katrina and he’ll get her father’s farm too.”
Katrina was Baltus Van Tassel’s only child. She had no brothers or sisters. So
when her parents died, Katrina was going to inherit the farm. The land and everything
on it was going to be hers. One day, she was going to be rich.
Ichabod Crane liked women. But when he first met Katrina, he forgot about all
other women.
Soon after he met Katrina, Ichabod visited the Van Tassel’s farmhouse. It stood
in a wide, grassy place on the bank of the Hudson River. As Ichabod rode up to the
farmhouse, he saw cows, geese, ducks, turkeys and hens. They all looked very fat and
healthy.
At once, Ichabod began to feel hungry. He thought about huge and wonderful
dinners.
“Those chickens will taste delicious when they are cooked,” he thought. “And
those geese and turkeys will be wonderful in pies. And the ducks will be very good with
onions.”
Then Ichabod looked at all the land which belonged to the farm. He saw fields of
golden corn. He saw hundreds of fruit trees, their branches covered with ripe fruit. And
when Ichabod saw all these things, he started dreaming about his future life.
“This place is perfect,” he said to himself. “If I marry Katrina, I’ll have an easy
life. I won’t have to work. There’ll be lots of delicious food all the time. Katrina will
take good care of me. I’ll be very comfortable here with her and our children.
“Perhaps we’ll sell the farm one day,” he thought. “We’ll get a lot of money and
then we’ll travel to another part of America.”
Ichabod was happy. And when he entered the farmhouse, he felt even happier.
The kitchen was large, warm and comfortable. There was a wonderful smell of food.
There were large baskets full of fruit and vegetables, ready for cooking.
In the living room, the fine wooden furniture shone in the sunlight. The
cupboards were full of silver plates and china dishes.
From that time, Ichabod thought day and night about Katrina. “I must marry
her,” he said to himself. “There’s a wonderful life waiting for me on that farm.
One day, a new pupil joined Ichabod’s group of psalm singers. Her name was KatrinaVan Tassel, and she was the daughter of Baltus Van Tassel, an old farmer. Baltus VanTassel’s farm was a few miles from Sleepy Hollow.Katrina was eighteen years old and she was very beautiful. She had golden blondhair and she liked wearing pretty clothes. All the young men in the area admiredKatrina. And Katrina knew this. She enjoyed this admiration very much.“Katrina is a very pretty girl,” said the people of the area. “Her skirts are tooshort now! But one day, she will be a good wife for somebody. Her husband will be avery lucky man. He will marry Katrina and he’ll get her father’s farm too.”Katrina was Baltus Van Tassel’s only child. She had no brothers or sisters. Sowhen her parents died, Katrina was going to inherit the farm. The land and everythingon it was going to be hers. One day, she was going to be rich.Ichabod Crane liked women. But when he first met Katrina, he forgot about allother women.Soon after he met Katrina, Ichabod visited the Van Tassel’s farmhouse. It stoodin a wide, grassy place on the bank of the Hudson River. As Ichabod rode up to thefarmhouse, he saw cows, geese, ducks, turkeys and hens. They all looked very fat andhealthy.At once, Ichabod began to feel hungry. He thought about huge and wonderfuldinners.“Those chickens will taste delicious when they are cooked,” he thought. “Andthose geese and turkeys will be wonderful in pies. And the ducks will be very good with
onions.”
Then Ichabod looked at all the land which belonged to the farm. He saw fields of
golden corn. He saw hundreds of fruit trees, their branches covered with ripe fruit. And
when Ichabod saw all these things, he started dreaming about his future life.
“This place is perfect,” he said to himself. “If I marry Katrina, I’ll have an easy
life. I won’t have to work. There’ll be lots of delicious food all the time. Katrina will
take good care of me. I’ll be very comfortable here with her and our children.
“Perhaps we’ll sell the farm one day,” he thought. “We’ll get a lot of money and
then we’ll travel to another part of America.”
Ichabod was happy. And when he entered the farmhouse, he felt even happier.
The kitchen was large, warm and comfortable. There was a wonderful smell of food.
There were large baskets full of fruit and vegetables, ready for cooking.
In the living room, the fine wooden furniture shone in the sunlight. The
cupboards were full of silver plates and china dishes.
From that time, Ichabod thought day and night about Katrina. “I must marry
her,” he said to himself. “There’s a wonderful life waiting for me on that farm.
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