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Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks some of their mysterious brew and passes out. When he wakes up under a tree he is astonished to find that 20 years have passed and things are a lot different.

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"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by Washington Irving about a man who falls asleep for 20 years in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up to find the world changed. Rip encounters various supernatural elements and ultimately learns to adapt to the new society that has emerged during his slumber. The story is known for its themes of change, identity, and the passage of time.

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â??Rip Van Winkleâ?? is a short story by Irving Washington and is based on local history though it is rooted in the myths and legends of Europe. Rip is a simple-minded soul, easy going and henpecked husband living in a village by the Catskill Mountains. Though he is loved by the villagers, his biggest headache is his ever nagging wife. One day he goes hunting where he wanders into the mountains and meets the English explorer Henry Hudson's crew. They drink together, he falls into deep sleep and wakes up twenty years later. He returns to the village only to find that everything has changed and his wife passed on. Some of the villagers recognize him and he is welcomed back home.

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If your question is supposed to mean whether Rip van Winkle was written by Washington Irving', then yes, it was.

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