Because he fell asleep for twenty years and was unaware that he had done so
A Beautiful Princess in the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. Also Rip Van Winkle at the top of a mountain.
Rip Van Winkle did, in the story of the same name by Washington Irving. However, there are other characters who slept for a long time, notably Sleeping Beauty.
Washington Irving wrote the tale called Rip Van Winkle.
That's the story of Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving. He lived in New York when the Colonies were under British rule. He fell asleep in the Catskills after playing ninepins with some strange men and woke up after the Revolutionary War was over.
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Faerie Tale Theatre - 1982 Rip Van Winkle 6-1 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:Atp
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle was created in 1819.
Wolf is Rip Van Winkle's Dog
The tale of Rip Van Winkle originated from Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle," published in 1819 as part of a collection of stories called "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." It is set in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Dame Van Winkle
Rip van Winkle - Hellsing - was created in 2001.