description: Robert Browning's famous verse retelling of the medieval legend of the Pied Piper is renowned for its humor and vivid wordplay. When the selfish townspeople of Hamelin refuse to pay the piper for spiriting away the hordes of rats that had plagued them, he exacts his revenge by luring away their greatest treasure, the children of the town.Excerpt from The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Pied Piper of Hamelin. I. Hamelin Town's in Brunswick, By famous Hanover city;The river Weser, deep and wide, Washes its wall on the southern side;A pleasanter spot you never spied;But, when begins my ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer soFrom vermin, was a pity.
language: English
title: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
titlecomplete: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
characters: Pied Piper
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Picture Books, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folklore
ratings_count: 2779
publisher: Penguin