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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Robert Browning
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Robert Browning
In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. He promised the mayor a solution to their problem with the rats. The mayor, in turn, promised to pay him for the removal of the rats (according to some versions of the story, the promised sum was 1,000 guilders). The piper accepted and played his pipe to lure the rats into the Weser River, where they all drowned. Despite the piper's success, the mayor reneged on his promise and refused to pay him the full sum (reputedly reduced to a sum of 50 guilders) even going so far as to blame the piper for bringing the rats himself in an extortion attempt. Enraged, the piper stormed out of the town, vowing to return later to take revenge. On Saint John and Paul's day, while the adults were in church, the piper returned dressed in green like a hunter and playing his pipe.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 1, 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9798648992344 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 36 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 2 mm · 63 g |
Language | English |
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