The story "Rip Van Winkle" is about a man that left his home one day and wondered off into the mountains. Rip could usually be found at the local inn, escaping his chores and duties given to him by his wife. He stumbled upon a man that led him into a cave. In the cave, he encountered a group of men ...
Just to name a few of his more famous inventions, he made a stepladder stool with a seat that turned up, his "Y-stick" that allowed him to reach books on high shelves, the Franklin stove, a clock with three wheels for hours, minutes, and seconds, bifocal glasses, made "magic squares", and made very helpful contributions to science by risking his life to find out more about electricity through his famous experiment of flying a kite with a key attached in a storm. ... He rejoiced in Washington's inauguration as the first president of the United States. ...
