<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Description </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rip Van Winkle </Td> <Td> A henpecked husband who loathes `` profitable labor '' ; and a meek , easygoing , ne'er - do - well resident of the village who wanders off to the mountains and meets strange men playing nine - pins . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dame Van Winkle </Td> <Td> Rip Van Winkle 's cantankerous and nagging wife . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rip Van Winkle , Jr . </Td> <Td> Rip Van Winkle 's ne'er - do - well son . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judith Gardenier </Td> <Td> Rip Van Winkle 's married daughter ; she takes her father in after he returns from his sleep . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Derrick Van Bummel </Td> <Td> The local schoolmaster who went on to serve in American Revolution as a flag officer and later a member of Congress . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicholas Vedder </Td> <Td> Landlord of the local inn where menfolk congregate . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Van Schaick </Td> <Td> The local parson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jonathan Doolittle </Td> <Td> Owner of the Union Hotel , the establishment that replaced the village inn . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wolf </Td> <Td> Van Winkle 's faithful dog , who does not recognize him when he wakes up . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Man carrying keg up the mountain </Td> <Td> The ghost of one of Henry Hudson 's crew members . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ninepin bowlers </Td> <Td> The ghosts of Henry Hudson 's crewmen from his ship , the Half - Moon ; they share purple magic liquor with Rip Van Winkle and play a game of nine - pins . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brom Dutcher </Td> <Td> Van Winkle 's neighbor who went off to war while Van Winkle was sleeping . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Old woman </Td> <Td> Woman who identifies Van Winkle when he returns to the village after his sleep . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Vanderdonk </Td> <Td> The oldest resident of the village , who confirms Van Winkle 's identity and cites evidence indicating Van Winkle 's strange tale is true . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mr. Gardenier </Td> <Td> Judith Gardenier 's husband , a farmer and crabby villager . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rip Van Winkle III </Td> <Td> Rip Van Winkle 's infant grandchild ; his mother is Judith Gardenier . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who did rip van winkle encounter in the mountains
The ghosts of Henry Hudson 's crewmen