A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced
with a great problem. It became full of rats. The rats were so big and fierce
that they fought the dogs. Killed the cats, damaged everything, even bit the
babies in the cradles. They ate up the corn in the granaries. They ran about
shrieking and squeaking all the time. At last, the people came to the Town Hall
and said to the Mavor. Do something about the rats or we will send you,
packing.” The Mayor trembled. He called a meeting of his councilors and talked
about the problems for hours. But they could not find a way out. They were in
despair. At that moment, a tall thin stranger entered the hall. His dress was
made of pieces of cloth of different colors. He went up to the council tables
and said, “People call me the Pied Piper. If you pay me a thousand guilders, I
will rid your town of rats.”
Or,
Duty Towards Humanity
Once there was a town named Hamelin. The town was infested
with rats. There were rats and rats in every house of the town. All the house
owners were fed up with the rats. The rats were doing a lot of mischiefs. The
house owners informed the city Mayor about the matter. The Mayor became
astonished. Suddenly, a stranger with a flute came to them. The stranger said
that he would solve the problem. For this, he demanded some money. The house
owners and the Mayor agreed. The stranger started playing his flute. All the
rats came out of the houses. The stranger was walking towards the nearby river.
The rats were following him. The stranger stopped by the bank but the rats
jumped into the river. Thus, the problem was solved.