pied piper

     

The Pie Piper of Hamelin is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Germany. Famous versions of the legend are given by the Brothers Grimm and, in English, by Robert Browning.

Trivia about pied piper

  • In his 1845 work "Dramatic Romances", Robert Browning introduces us to this musical rat remover
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew in San Francisco) Here at the Palace Hotel you'll find Maxfield Parrish's famous mural depicting this legendary character
  • In a famous poem, this character asks, "If I can rid your town of rats will you give me a thousand guilders?"
  • 1212's disastrous Children's Crusade may have been the inspiration for the story of this legendary flute player
  • From a poem by Robert Browning, it now has come to mean anyone who makes irresponsible promises

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