Though he once treated Ivan as if he were almost his son, his life kind of went sour after his wife left and he grew less attached to Ivan, who was a sore spot in their marriage. These days, Mack drinks and his ethics are, well, questionable.
Rip Van Winkle, short story by Washington Irving, published in The Sketch Book in 1819–20. ... Rip Van Winkle is an amiable farmer who wanders into the Catskill Mountains, where he comes upon a group of dwarfs playing ninepins. Rip accepts their offer of a drink of liquor and promptly falls asleep.
Van Winkle's neighbor who went off to war while Van Winkle was sleeping. Woman who identifies Van Winkle when he returns to the village after his sleep. The oldest resident of the village, who confirms Van Winkle's identity and cites evidence indicating Van Winkle's strange tale is true.
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