Dealing with the Pied Piper of Hameln
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- Note
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany.
The legend dates back to the Middle Ages, the earliest references describing a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this service as promised, he retaliates by using his instrument´s magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among others. The phrase "pied piper" has become a metaphor for a person who attracts a following through charisma or false promises.
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Lied des Rattenfängers
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Der Rattenfänger
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Der Rattenfänger
Der musizierende Rattenfänger...
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Wendepuppe Rattenfänger von Hameln
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Gutschein-Serie mit Motiven aus "Der Rattenfänger von Hameln"
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