Why has Rip Van Winkle become so much a part of American folklore?

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Why has Rip Van Winkle become so much a part of American folklore?

2007-07-11 11:57:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore

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Everyone wishes they could just go to bed and wake up one day and all their problems are behind them.

2007-07-11 12:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by chadray224 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It was simply a very popular story by one of Americas first very popular authors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving

Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

2007-07-11 12:09:30 · answer #2 · answered by JimPettis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

He was America's first homeless man.

2007-07-11 12:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because his tale was told by more people then the other one's.............................................................................................

2007-07-11 12:27:54 · answer #4 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋