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Now that the citizens had been freed of their plague, they regretted That he had them all he led them to the River Weser where he pulled up hisĬlothes and walked into the water. Immediately came from every house and gathered around him. Small fife from his pocket and began to blow on it. Struck a deal, promising him a certain price. He claimed to be a ratcatcher, and he promised that for aĬertain sum he would rid the city of all mice and rats. He was wearing aĬoat of many colored, bright cloth, for which reason he was called the In the year 1284 a mysterious man appeared in Hameln. Ratcatchers Who Abduct Children The Children of Hameln Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Ashliman's folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore,

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