Comparison of Sleepy Hollow and The Legend of Sleepy HollowOver time, a change has occurred from the typical horror story to a violent legend and bloody. The original short story “The Legend of the Sleeping Hollow” is an example of a simple but mysterious fable in which Ichabod Crane plays the role of protagonist. Ichabod becomes the victim of the fearsome headless horseman after believing the superstitious tales of this spirit that preys on the night. The film which is supposedly based on the tale provides a misleading but convincing title of Sleepy Hollow, as one might assume that the film is a recreation of the short story. The film and the original story differ in that the film contains blood, gore, and controversy, while the story depicts a simple, descriptive location where an evil incident occurred. The gap between the story and the film is quite large, as the two are almost completely different. This gap shows how our culture has transformed the quirkiness of the 1800s into a gruesome, elaborate fairy tale through desensitization. Ichabod is introduced in the short story as a teacher to the children of Sleepy Hollow. Although his physical appearance was somewhat unpleasant, he was beloved by many, especially the women and children of the village. He was useful to the community because he "helped farmers with light work on their farms, helped make hay, repaired fences, took horses to water, chased cows from pastures, and cut firewood." winter”. His behavior was one of innocent kindness and a willingness to help others. In the film, Ichabod kept his modern spirit, but instead of a job as a schoolteacher, he was a police officer in New York. It was sent to Sleepy Ho...... middle of paper ... blood and carnage, but rather a clear account of the encounter between Ichabod and the Headless Horseman. The film, on the other hand, gives detail after gory detail to the fight scenes and encounters with Ichabod and other characters as they try to escape the Headless Horseman. The short story contains a moral, which is revealed at the very end by the storyteller. His intention was to prove "that there is no situation in life which does not have its advantages and pleasures, provided we accept a joke as we find it: therefore, he who runs races with Goblin soldiers are likely to have a difficult ride." “Well, for a country schoolmaster to be refused the hand of a Dutch heiress is a sure step towards high promotion in the State.” If the film were to have a moral to its story , it might read something like this: "Kill the antagonist and live happily ever after".."