Compare and Contrast Essay Rip Van Winkle <Tab/>The two versions of Rip Van Winkle that I read have some similarities and differences. I read the original Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving and a retold by Catherine Storr. Both were very interesting the way they were written. The two versions of Rip Van Winkle totally caught my eye. <Tab/><Tab/><…showed first 75 words of 347 total…

…showed last 75 words of 347 total…would always bother and embarrass him because he didn't do the chores at home but he did help other people in town and played with the children. Both the original and the retold were exciting. The folktale its self is very interesting and enjoying. I wish more stories were written the same way Washington Irving and Catherine Storr wrote or rewrote Rip Van Winkle. Both stories were similar. Rip Van Winkle is a excellent story.