The one way that Washington Irving transforms the German folktale into an American story is;
he sets the story before and after the american revolution.
As evident in Washington Irving's ''Rip Van Winkle''; The three major themes taught by the text are freedom, progress, and change.
The author therefore transforms a German folktale to an American story by setting the story before and after the American Revolution.
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