Book review 2-08

I read this book, This is Rip Van Winkle.
The catskill Mountains change color at different times of the year. Many people think that are magic mountains. It is 1769. In a village near the Catskills live a friendly man. His name is Rip Van Winkle.
The village children love him. He loves nothing all. But when the man of the village ask Rip for help on their farms, he always goes and helps them.
And when the woman of village ask Rip for help, he never says no. Rip is always ready to do his neighbours' work, but he never works on his farm.
Morning and night Mrs Van Winkle tells him that he is lazy.
One day, Rip leaves his wife at the farm. He calls his dog, wolf, and they go for a walk in the mountains.
When he goes down the mountain, Rip meets a stranger. The man has something on his back. The stranger isn't very tall. He is fat. His hair is wild, and he's wearing old dutch clothes. He want Rip to carry the barrel. Rip walks up the mountain with the man. Sometimes he carries That is barrel to help him. The stranger says nothing.
After a time, They meet a number of men in the mountains. They are all playing an old Dutch game, and wearing old Dutch clothes.
The man with the barrel gives them all a drink. Everything is quiet. Nobody smiles, and nobody speaks. When the men being to play again. Rip has a drink. He feels thirsty, so he drinks more and more. Soon Rip is tired. He eyes close, and he goes to sleep.
When Rip opens his eyes, it's a sunny morning. He gets up, Rip remembers his night on the mountain. He stands up, but finds he can't move very easily.
He finds his house with no windows or door! And where are his wife and children? Rip doesn't understand. Just then, he puts his hand to his face, and finds he has a long white beard!
He runs to the village inn. Rip doesn't know any of the people in front of the inn. He asks Does nobody here know Rip Van Winkle?
Yes. That's Rip Van Winkle, next to the tree. One man says.
Rip sees a younge man in his clothes. He became old man, and his wife died.

This story is really strange! But it is interesting!