The Pied Piper
The year is 1284. The town of Hamelin is in chaos. A rat infestation has swept through the town, and the people are desperate for a solution. One day, a stranger arrives in town. He is dressed in a long, flowing coat and a wide-brimmed hat. He carries a pipe, and he plays a strange, haunting melody. The town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation in the year 1284. A piper dressed in multicolored clothes appeared and stated that he was a rat-catcher. He promised the town and the mayor that he would help the town with this rat problem. The mayor promised to pay him for removing those rats, and the price tag was 1000 guilders. The piper decided to take the mayor up on his offer, and lured the rats to the Weser River with his pipe. The rats drowned. The mayor took back his offer and decided to pay the piper 50 guilders instead of the promised 1000. The mayor went as far as to say that the piper brought th...