"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving is a short
story in "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." published in
1820. It was filmed as "The Headless Horseman" (1922), "The
Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad" (1949), "The Legend Of Sleepy
Hollow" (1980), "Tall Tales And Legends" (1987), "The Legend Of
Sleepy Hollow" (1999), "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), "The Hollow" (2004),
and was the basis for episodes in various TV shows. It was also the
basis for "Sleepy Hollow" (1948), a Broadway musical, and "The
Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" (2009), an opera.