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This episode is brought to you by letting sleeping dogs lie.

Tonight, by listener request, we'll finish the story of Rip Van Winkle.

Rip Van Winkle was originally a short story by the American author Washington Irving

published in 1819.

It follows a Dutch American villager and colonial America

named Rip Van Winkle, who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains,

and wakes up 20 years later, having missed the American Revolution.

Irving wrote it while in England and later admitted he had never been

to the Catskill Mountains when he wrote the story. When we left off, Rip awakens from his long sleep on the mountain and walks back to town,

unaware of how long he had been asleep.

Let's get cozy.

Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

By the time Rip had entered the Village Street and a group of children gathered at his heels.

At that his eyes brightened and his face lost some of that half puzzled, half frightened expression.

Here, at least, was something to which he was accustomed. But instead of the

smiles and shouts of joy which formerly greeted him, these children hooted rudely, and pointed to his beard.

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