TY - BOOK AU - Tamsin Hinrichsen TI - The pied Piper of Hamelin T2 - Read it yourself. Level 4 SN - 9780723273226 U1 - F 823 LAD PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Ladybird Books.Ltd KW - English,Fiction Book N1 - The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a traditional German legend most famously retold in verse by Robert Browning. It tells the story of a mysterious piper who uses his magical music to rid the town of Hamelin of rats, but when the townspeople refuse to pay him, he takes his revenge by leading their children away. The tale explores themes of broken promises, consequences, and justice N2 - The town of Hamelin is overrun with rats, and a mysterious piper offers to get rid of them in exchange for payment. He plays his magical pipe, leading the rats into the river to drown. When the townspeople refuse to pay him, the piper takes revenge by playing his pipe again—this time leading all the children away, never to return ER -