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In Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Ichabod Crane, a lanky and superstitious schoolmaster, arrives in the haunted village of Sleepy Hollow and vies for the hand of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel. He faces competition from Brom Bones, a local hero known for his pranks and strength. After a party at the Van Tassel's, Ichabod rides home alone, encountering the terrifying Headless Horseman. The next morning, Ichabod has vanished, leaving behind only his hat and a shattered pumpkin

A boy discovers dragon tracks in the snow and follows them to a circus man's garden. The circus man tells a story about a shepherd's son who befriends a dragon living in a cave. The dragon, unlike traditional dragons, is peaceful, lazy, and enjoys writing poetry. The local villagers, however, decide to call on St. George to slay the dragon. The boy, friends with both the dragon and St. George, arranges a meeting between them. They decide to stage a fake battle: St. George will pretend to spear the

An unnamed narrator, plagued by intense nervousness and heightened senses, insists on their sanity while confessing to the murder of an old man they lived with. The narrator claims the motivation was the old man's "vulture eye," which caused them great distress. Methodically, the narrator plans and executes the murder, dismembering the body and concealing it under the floorboards. When the police arrive to investigate a neighbor's report of a scream, the narrator initially maintains composure

In Verona, the Montague and Capulet families are locked in a bitter feud. Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, meet at a masked ball and fall instantly in love. Despite their families' hatred, they secretly marry with the help of Friar Lawrence. When Romeo is banished for killing Juliet's cousin Tybalt, Juliet is forced into an arranged marriage with Paris. To avoid this, she takes a potion that makes her appear dead, with the plan that Romeo will retrieve her from the family tomb. However,