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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN #Inspirational Moral
Stories
The
beautiful and rich town of Hamelin was once over-ridden by rats, which
ate
everything. The townspeople tried everything from cats to traps and
poison
to get rid of the rats, but failed. A wandering minstrel came and said
that he
could get rid of the rats but demanded one thousand gold coins. The
mayor
promised to pay one hundred thousand gold coins instead!
As soon
as the piper began playing his pipe, all the rats ran towards him. He
led them
to the sea, where they drowned. The piper now sought his reward.
The
mayor refused to give him more than a hundred gold coins! Then, the
piper
went to the town centre, and began playing a melodious tune on his
pipe.
This time, all the children began to follow him. The parents looked on
in
alarm. He took the children far away from Hamelin, where they all lived
happily.
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