December 2005
In Hamelin town everybody was happy until horrid rats flooded the town. They scuttled, scavenged and sang!
The townsfolk of Hamelin tried chasing the rats away, but they were absolutely everywhere... in the kitchen, the toybox, the bedroom and the bathroom!
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The rat infestation was just getting worse and worse... so who did they call?
The HAMELIN RAT BUSTERS!
The Hamelin Rat Busters did their very best to squash, chop and trap the rats, but to no avail.
The citizens despaired until one day a strange man appeared.
The mysterious stranger just happened to be passing through the town, but said he’d be able to rid the town of the rats.
After the Pied Piper asked for a fee of 100 gilders, the mayor of Hamelin promised him a whacking 1,000 gilders for his services!
The Pied Piper duly enticed the rats away with his magical pipe, but when he returned for his payment, the mayor had had second thoughts about the whole thing...
The Pied Piper was furious! So he decided to make the townsfolk pay...
He worked his magic again, but this time on the children of Hamelin.
He led the children away to a secret hiding place out of town, leaving their parents distraught.
Finally, the mayor gave in and paid the Pied Piper,
leading to the return of the town’s children and great celebrations!
