Question

What are Rip and Dame Van Winkle children like at the beginning of the story

Answer 1

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Dame Van Winkle, a character in the story Rip Van Winkle, is Rip's wife. She's a termagant (a bad-tempered woman) who henpecks (nags) him constantly because he's lazy and won't take care of their home, although he helps others in town. Because of her behavior, Rip goes to the mountain and ends up sleeping for 20 years.