"The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of
the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback, without a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose
head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the Revolutionary War, and who is ever and anon
seen by the country folk hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. His haunts are not confined to
the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church at no great distance."
Irving, Washington (1899). The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved from the Library of
Congress, https://lccn.loc.gov/99004659.
What is the intended purpose of this reading?
To entertain readers with a spooky ghost story
To convince the residents of Sleepy Hollow to stay indoors after dark
O To educate people about the horrors of war
To explain why ghosts exist