THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN.
Hamelin is a peaceful town. The people live happily together. But one day, thousands of rats come into the town! They eat up whatever food they can find. Soon there is little food left.
The people ask the Mayor to do something about it. In the end, he aggress to give a reward to anyone who can get rid of the rats. He does not like spending money like this, but he cannot think of anything better. A notice is put on the walls and the trees :
A REWARD OF 1,000 GUILDERS
To the person who gets rid of the rats in the town of Hamelin. Many people from other places try very hard, but they cannot stop the rats.
One day a strange person comes into town. He is dressed in a cloak and carries a long thin pipe. He says,
“I am the Pied Piper. I can get rid of your rats.”
The Mayor says, “Please do that and the money is yours.”
The Pied Piper steps into the street. He plays a tune on his pipe. At once rats run out from everywhere to follow him! He walks towards the river. He steps into a boat and continues playing hi music. The rats jump into the river and drown.
The Pied Piper goes to collect his reward, but the Mayor will not pay him. The Mayor says,
“The rats have gone. You can go too!”
The Pied Piper plays another tune on his pipe. The children come running out to follow him. Parents keep calling the children to come home.
The children do not seem to hear them at all.
The children follow the Pied Piper up to the mountain. At last, they follow him right into a cave! The children are never seen again. The people chase the Mayor out, but it is to late to save the children. Without the children, Hamelin is now quiet and sad little town.
Hamelin is a peaceful town. The people live happily together. But one day, thousands of rats come into the town! They eat up whatever food they can find. Soon there is little food left.
The people ask the Mayor to do something about it. In the end, he aggress to give a reward to anyone who can get rid of the rats. He does not like spending money like this, but he cannot think of anything better. A notice is put on the walls and the trees :
A REWARD OF 1,000 GUILDERS
To the person who gets rid of the rats in the town of Hamelin. Many people from other places try very hard, but they cannot stop the rats.
One day a strange person comes into town. He is dressed in a cloak and carries a long thin pipe. He says,
“I am the Pied Piper. I can get rid of your rats.”
The Mayor says, “Please do that and the money is yours.”
The Pied Piper steps into the street. He plays a tune on his pipe. At once rats run out from everywhere to follow him! He walks towards the river. He steps into a boat and continues playing hi music. The rats jump into the river and drown.
The Pied Piper goes to collect his reward, but the Mayor will not pay him. The Mayor says,
“The rats have gone. You can go too!”
The Pied Piper plays another tune on his pipe. The children come running out to follow him. Parents keep calling the children to come home.
The children do not seem to hear them at all.
The children follow the Pied Piper up to the mountain. At last, they follow him right into a cave! The children are never seen again. The people chase the Mayor out, but it is to late to save the children. Without the children, Hamelin is now quiet and sad little town.
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