The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Re -told by Torrin Anderson Illustrated by Mike LaRiccia

《睡谷传奇》 改写：托林·安德森 插画：迈克·拉里奇亚

Sleepy Hollow was the quietest place in the world. Besides being haunted, nothing much happened there until the night of the Van Tassel party. Skinny old Ichabod Crane marched into the party with his head held high, resembling a scarecrow dressed in fancy clothes. He was at the party for one reason. Katrina Ventasso.

睡谷是全世界最安静的地方。 这里除了闹鬼没什么大事发生，直到范塔塞尔家派对的那个夜晚。 瘦瘦的伊卡布·克莱恩昂首挺胸走进派对，活像穿了漂亮衣服的稻草人。 他来参加派对只有一个原因。 卡特里娜·文塔索。

The stunning Katrina stood out at the party, like a red rose on a snowy day. She chatted with Brom Bones, who was as massive as a bull and as mean as a bear. He enjoyed riding around on his horse Daredevil and causing mischief. Brom Bones also liked Katrina. Ichabod mustered his resolve and went straight up to them. Excuse me, Katrina, Ichabod said. Would you care to dance?

漂亮的卡特里娜在派对上格外亮眼，就像雪天里绽放的红玫瑰。 她正和布洛姆·博恩斯聊天，布洛姆壮得像头牛，凶得像头熊。 他最喜欢骑着自己的马“冒失鬼”到处闯祸捣蛋。 布洛姆·博恩斯也喜欢卡特里娜。 伊卡布鼓起勇气，径直朝他们走了过去。 “不好意思，卡特里娜，”伊卡布说道。 你愿意和我跳支舞吗？

Brawnbone's face turned as red as a boiled lobster. I'd love to dance, Katrina said, as she grasped Ichabod's hand. Ichabod and Katrina twirled around the dance floor, as if there were no tomorrow. Ichabod imagined he could dance his way right into Katrina's heart. Stranger things have happened. It's not that she didn't like him. She liked him fine, but a beautiful girl must weigh her options. The longer they danced, the angrier brawn bones became.

布洛姆的脸涨得像煮熟的龙虾一样红。 “我愿意呀，”卡特里娜说着牵住了伊卡布的手。 伊卡布和卡特里娜在舞池里旋转，跳得忘乎所以。 伊卡布觉得，自己肯定能凭着这支舞住进卡特里娜的心里。 比这更离奇的事都发生过呢。 倒不是卡特里娜不喜欢伊卡布。 她觉得伊卡布不错，但漂亮女孩总得好好挑选。 他们跳得越久，布洛姆就越生气。

When the band took a break, Ichabod and Katrina stopped for a drink at the Punch Bowl. There towered Brawn Bones sharing ghost stories with a group of friends. "'I'll tell you the scariest ghost story of all,' boasted Brawn Bones. He stared directly at Ichabod. Have you ever heard of the headless horsemen?" "'No,' Ichabod muttered and gulped." Brom Bones began to whisper, and the group leaned in closer. Every night at midnight he rides through town on his horse, looking for his missing head. Brom said, I've seen him with my very own eyes. I was riding along late at night when this fellow came trotting up. I asked him if he wanted a race. He didn't say a word because he didn't have a head.

乐队休息的时候，伊卡布和卡特里娜到潘趣酒台边饮酒歇脚。 布洛姆正站在那儿，给一群朋友讲鬼故事。 “我要讲一个最吓人的鬼故事，”布洛姆吹嘘道。 他直勾勾盯着伊卡布。 你听说过无头骑士吗？ “没有，”伊卡布咕哝着，咽了口唾沫。 布洛姆开始轻声讲，大家都凑近了过来。 每天午夜他都会骑马穿过小镇，寻找自己丢失的脑袋。 布洛姆说：我亲眼见过他。 那天深夜我正骑马赶路，这个家伙就小跑着追了上来。 我问他要不要比一场。 他一句话都没说，因为他根本没有头。

So I took off on Daredevil, Brombellowed, and he came tearing up behind me. I raced him right up to the church bridge. Once his horse set foot on the bridge, he disappeared in a flash of fire. The audience stood in tense silence.

于是我骑着“冒失鬼”冲了出去，布洛姆吼道，他就在我身后猛追。 我和他一路赛跑到了教堂桥。 他的马一踏上桥，他就化作一道火光消失了。 听众都紧张得一动不动，全场鸦雀无声。