Books with title The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A German Folktale

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Robert Browning's well-known poem of the piper who piped a tune to rid the town of Hamelin of its rats, but when the townspeople refused the promised payment for his service, he played another tune altogether, prompting later generations to remember that they must not forget to pay the piper. Unusually attractive edition, elaborately illustrated with richly colored full page illustrations, along with numerous drawings and marginal decorations. Suitable for ages 9 and up.

The classic tale takes on modern themes in a retelling by master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, aided by Emma Chichester Clark's bright illustrations.In the town of Hamelin, the rich folk live high off the hog, while the poor and sick must scavenge in the trash that’s left behind. And that trash keeps building up and up until a horde of rats overruns the town. In this lively retelling, a spunky street kid narrates the age-old tale of a piper who offers to rid a town of its rats for a single gold coin, then lures away the town’s children when the greedy mayor reneges on the deal. With a nod to contemporary social and environmental themes, former British Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo and illustrator Emma Chichester Clark team up to charm readers with a compelling — and ultimately hopeful — take on a timeless story.

The town of Hamelin is infested with rats. The people are at their wits' end. Then a strange man arrives at the town gates... The Pied Piper promises to help rid the town of the rats. But will they keep their promise to pay him? This classic version of the traditional tale is beautifully brought to life by Maren Briswalter's gentle, charming illustrations.

•Thirty-nine illustrations enlarged, redefined and enhanced.•Glossary of out of date words and spellings in back of the book.•Biography of the author in back of the book, also After word of the illustratorPunctuation added for ease of reading.Analyzed Reading Level 5.9, due to the antiquated writingThe town is overrun by rats, but the pied piper comes to the rescue when he offers to rid the vermin by playing music. The townspeople thrilled hire the stranger, but when they don't pay him, they lose a lot more.

'They say cometh the hour cometh the man. This means when a situation demands it, the right person - it could be a woman, despite what Sexist Dave would tell you - will appear. This was the hour and in this case the man was a Piper. A Pied Piper.'You'll be enchanted and revolted in equal measure by the host of characters you meet in Russell Brand's Hamelin: the anarchic rats, the arrogant townspeople, sharp-eyed Sam and of course the Pied Piper himself, all brought to life in Brand's inimitable style and with the illustrations of Children's Laureate Chris Riddell.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the legend of a town overrun with rats. The townspeople were desperate to get rid of the infestation, as the rodents were getting into their food and homes, and everyone was extremely upset by it. A piper shows up at the town, stating that he has a solution for their rat problem - at a hefty price. He offers to play his music to lure the rats to their watery grave at the nearby river, for a large sum of money. Once the deed is done, the Pied Piper is shocked and angered to find that the Mayor of Hamelin has suddenly had a change of heart, and is only willing to pay him a meagre fifty guilders, instead of the thousand that he'd been promised before. The Pied Piper vows revenge on the townspeople of Hamelin.

In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. He promised the mayor a solution to their problem with the rats. The mayor in turn promised to pay him for the removal of the rats. (According to some versions of the story, the promised sum was 1000 guilders.) The piper accepted and played his pipe to lure the rats into the Weser River, where all but one drowned.