Describe the strange man whom Rip encountered?
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Rip tries to find the gully through which he followed the strange man, but it's filled with water from a stream. He finds that there's no opening in ...
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His wife is bothering him, so Rip Van Winkle heads up into the mountains, taking his dog, Wolf, with him.
Twice, he hears a voice calling, 'Rip Van Winkle!' but doesn't see anyone.
Rip sees a strange-looking man dressed in the 'antique Dutch fashion,' carrying a keg full of liquor.
He goes deep into the forest with the strange man.
Rip hears a sound like thunder in the distance.
They get to an opening in the woods, where they come upon a group of men, also wearing old-fashioned clothes, who are playing ninepins, a game similar to bowling.
Rip serves the men their drinks.
When the men begin their game again, Rip drinks some of the liquor himself.
He falls into a deep sleep.
After Rip Wakes Up
Rip wakes up in the spot where he first saw the strangely-dressed man.
He finds a rusty old gun beside him and can't find his dog.
Thinking the men robbed him, he calls for them, but there's no answer.
Rip tries to find the gully through which he followed the strange man, but it's filled with water from a stream.
He finds that there's no opening in the forest where the men were playing ninepins the night before; it's a wall of rock.
He heads toward the village, but recognizes no one he passes.
Rip Van Winkle
Rip realizes that he has a very long beard.
He finds his own house, but it's now falling down and looks abandoned.
The dog he sees at his house looks like Wolf, but doesn't know Rip.
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