Rip Van Winkle

The tale itself opens with a description of a Kaatskill mountains,at the foot which is the village where the central character lives.Rip Van Winkle is a simple goodnatured follow with a faithful dog,a son,a dauther,and a domineering wife.Rip Van Winkle is not as welcome in his own family.He is lazy and unproductive at home and in his farm.His wife never lets him forget his responsibilies to the family.Morning,noon,and night her tongue was incessantly going.One day,he escaped with his dog WOLF and he would somtimes seat himself at the foot of tree,and share the contents of his wallet with WOLF.When he was there,he met a group of dwarfs playing ninepipes.
Rip helped and rewarded with a draught of liquor.After that,he fell into an enchanted sleep.When he awakens,20years later,he found that the world has changed.Rip went into town and when he walk he found a large reckety wooden building srood.In this place,he met a women with her child RIP and when he asked her some questions he knew that she is his daughter.After that,she told him that there is 20years since he went away from home and also his wife had died a short time since.Finally,RIP'S daughter took him home to live with her