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Rip Van Winkle: One Of The Things North Carolina

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Rip Van Winkle is one of the things North Carolina was known for during and after the Revolutionary War. The story of Rip van Winkle is about a man who is kind but very lazy man named Rip Van Winkle. Rip was constantly in arguments with his wife and one day he decides to go hunting with his dog wolf in an attempt to get away from her and clear his mind. Rip proceeds to find a peaceful place where he rested until his mind was at ease. When he decided to head back home he encountered a small man carrying a keg of beer. Rip proceeded to help the man carry the keg to a party he was attending. The men were quiet and suspicious of Rip but Rip proceeded to relax and drink the beer. Rip eventually became tired and fell asleep. Rip then wakes up and

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