Tia, Today I am very happy
I met one of my friends who was acting all greedy and selfish in class
So I told him the story
of "THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN"
and he soon understood the lesson
Really Tofu?
I haven't heard this one
I would love to hear it from you
Once upon a time, there was a town named Hamelin
The town was beautiful
bustling with energy and wealth
But no sooner
the happiness of the town was ruined by a plague
Plague of rats
There were rats everywhere
so much so that the people of the town
didn't even have a place to keep a step without tripping over the rats
There were rats of every size, shape
every age and color
Nothing worked as a remedy
Not even the cats were able to control the plague of rats
Giving up, the authorities decided to announce a reward of 10 bags of gold
to anyone who could help to get rid of the rats
One day, a strange looking man came to the town
He was dressed in their traditional dress but all red in color
With a long peculiar nose and big wide eyes
he adorned his head with a feather in his hat
He went to the authorities and said
I have a solution for your problem
I assure you, that not a single rat would live in this beautiful town
but i want the 10 gold bags that you have promised as prize
The authorities were not very sure of his commitment
but still allowed him to give it a try as they had no other option.
Soon the strange looking man took out a Pied Piper
from his pocket and started playing a very strange tune.
with in no time, all the rats started coming out and following him
From every nook and corner of the town, so many rats came out
that the whole street was filled with them
Very strangely the rats started following the pied piper
who was playing the strangest tune ever heard
The Pied piper took them to the town's river and entered into it
In no time all the rats mesmerized by his tune
fell into the river and drowned
There were rejoices in the town
Celebrations all over
Soon the Pied Piper went to the authorities, to claim his prize money.
But since their work was done
and they thought that this plague would never return
they shun him off and asked him to leave
without giving him a single penny
What selfish people are these?
I did them a favor freed them from such a bad epidemic
and all that they could care was to be greedy and ungrateful?
Now look how i will teach these selfish people a lesson.
The pied piper took out his pipe once again
and started playing another strange tune
A tune that no one has ever heard before
In no time all the children of the town mesmerized by the music
started following the Pied Piper
The children were so lost in his tune
that they didn’t realise that they have come out
to the outskirts of the town
The pied piper took them to a cave
and led them in
He kept playing the tune till all the children were inside the cave
He then closed the cave with a huge stone.
Only two kids were left in the entire town
A boy who was hard of hearing and a girl who had hurt her leg so badly
that she couldn't keep up the pace with the rest of the kids
These two kids went back
and told their parents about the Pied Piper
and how he lured all the children into the cave
Soon the authorities went begging to the pied piper
and requested him to let their children out
This time they promised to reward him with 20 gold bags
I don't trust you any longer. I want my prize money before hand
Soon he was handed over his prize money
and he left never to be seen again
The children were freed from the cave
and the parents hugged them and cried
Watching this the authorities said
We surely have learnt a lesson
This man came out of no where and saved us from an epidemic
All that we did in return was to be selfish and ungrateful
He surely taught us a lesson of not to be greedy and selfish
That night the town rejoiced and celebrated like a festival
It's still said that in the town of Hamelin if you ever go, and listen carefully
you might hear the beautiful sound of the Pied Piper.
Tofu! I am so proud of you
You must be a little naughty but you surely are a good boy!
Hahahahaha!