<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>

Who was rip van winkle who went to sleep for nine years