TITLE: A strange Pipe Piper and His Magic

A long time ago, the people of Hamilion were facing a great problem. It became full of rats. The rats were so big and fierce that they fought with the dogs killed the cats and bit the babies in the cradles. The mayor and the councilors became worried. People tried no stone unturned to protect themselves and their belonging from the attack of the rats. So, they were leaving the town in groups.

The mayor of the town called a meeting with the councilors and elite persons to discuss the problem. The meeting came to close without result. At that time, a strange person with a colorful flute in hand appeared before the meeting. He declared that he would drive the rats from the town. For this work, he demanded one thousand guilders for the job. The mayor agreed his demand. Then the strange man went out on the road. He started playing his flute. Hearing the sound of his flute, the rats jumped out the roads in thousands. The man started walking and the rats followed him. He suddenly stopped beside the river. The rats jumped into the current of the river and all drowned.

After that he went to the mayor and demanded the expected money. But the mayor refused to give him thousand gilders. Becoming angry, the pied piper stepped into the street and started playing another flute. At the sound of the music, the children came running, laughing and dancing. The parents stood dump. They thought that the piper would never be able to across the hill. When the piper reached the hill with the children, it opened up and he walked into it with the children. Then the hill closed and they were never seen again.