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The Pied Piper piped the village free of rats and when the villagers refused to pay him for the service he piped away their children, too.

The Pied Piper is brought in to save the village of Hamelin from being overrun by rats, but when the town refuses to pay him, he extracts a terrible revenge. Sumario en espa�ol: Un flautista aparece para librar al pueblo de Hamel�n el cual est� infestado de ratas. Cumplida su misi�n, cuando los habitantes del pueblo se niegan a pagarle su recompensa, el flautista desata una terrible venganza contra ellos.

The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service, he pipes away their children, too.

In this version of the traditional tale, the Pied Piper plays upon Irish pipes and travels from County Clare in Ireland to the village of Hamelin to rid it of its rats. An author's note discusses the Piper's music and provides examples of what he may have played.