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edge of the big river�察�and there the piper turned sharply about and stepped 

aside�察�and all those rats tumbled hurry skurry�察�head over heels�察�down the 

bank   into   the   river ANDWERE   DROWNED。   Every   single   one。   No�察�



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there was one big old fat rat�察�he was so fat he didn't sink�察�and he swam 

across�察�and ran away to tell the tale。 

     Then the Piper came back to the town hall。 And all the people   were 

waving their hats and shouting for joy。 The Mayor said they would have a 

big celebration�察�and build a tremendous bonfire in the middle of the town。 

He asked the Piper to stay and see the bonfire��very politely。 

     ;Yes�察─�said the Piper�察 �that will be very nice�察�but first�察�if you please�察�I 

should like my thousand guineas。; 

     ;H'm��erahem� ─�said the Mayor。 ;You mean that little joke of mine�察�

of course that was a joke。; ��You see it is always harder to pay for a thing 

when you no longer need it。�� 

     ;I do not joke�察─�said the Piper very quietly�察 �my thousand guineas�察�if 

you please。; 

     ;Oh�察�come�察�now�察─�said the Mayor�察 �you know very well it wasn't worth 

sixpence to play a little tune like that�察�call it one guinea�察�and let it go at 

that。; 

     ;A bargain   is   a bargain�察─  �said   the Piper�察   �for the last time��will   you 

give me my thousand guineas�拭─�

     ;I'll give you a pipe of tobacco�察�something good to eat�察�and call you 

lucky at that� ─�said the Mayor�察�tossing his head。 

     Then   the   Piper's   mouth   grew   strange   and   thin�察  �and   sharp   blue   and 

green   lights   began   dancing   in   his   eyes�察  �and   he   said   to   the   Mayor   very 

softly�察 �I know another tune than that I played�察�I play it to those who play 

me false。; 

     ;Play what you please� �You can't frighten me� �Do your worst� ─�said the 

Mayor�察�making himself big。 

     Then the Piper stood high up on the steps of the town hall�察�and put the 

pipe to his lips�察�and began to play a little tune。 It was quite a different little 

tune�察�this time�察�very soft and sweet�察�and very�察�very strange。 And before he 

had played three notes�察�you heard 

       a   rustling�察  �that   seemed   like   a   bustling   Of   merry   crowds   justling   at 

pitching and hustling�察�Small feet were pattering�察�wooden shoes clattering�察�

Little   hands   clapping   and   little   tongues   chattering�察  �And   like   fowls   in   a 

farmyard when barley is scattering�察�Out came the children running。 All the 



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little boys and girls�察�With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls�察�And sparkling eyes 

and     teeth   like  pearls�察  �Tripping     and    skipping�察   �ran   merrily    after   The 

wonderful music with shouting and laughter。 

       ;Stop�察�stop� ─�cried the people。 ;He is taking our children� �Stop him�察�

Mr Mayor� ─�

     ;I will give you your money�察�I will� ─�cried the Mayor�察�and tried to run 

after the Piper。 

     But    the  very   same     music    that  made    the   children    dance    made    the 

grown´up people stand stock´still�察�it was as if their feet had been tied to 

the ground�察�they could not move a muscle。 There they stood and saw the 

Piper    move     slowly    down     the  street�察  �playing    his  little  tune�察  �with   the 

children at his heels。 On and on he went�察�on and on the children danced�察�

till he came to the bank of the river。 

     ;Oh�察 �oh�   �He  will   drown   our   children   in   the   river� ─  �cried   the   people。 

But   the   Piper   turned   and   went   along   by   the   bank�察  �and   all   the   children 

followed after。 Up�察�and up�察�and up the hill they went�察�straight toward the 

mountain which is like the roof of a house。 And just as they got to it�察�the 

mountain OPENED��like two great doors�察�and the Piper went in through 

the   opening�察  �playing   the   little   tune�察  �and   the   children   danced   after   him 

andjust as they got through the great doors slid together again and shut 

them   all   in�   �Every   single   one。   No�察  �there   was   one   little   lame   child�察  �who 

couldn't keep up with the rest and didn't get there in time。 But none of his 

little companions ever came back any more�察�not one。 

     But years and years afterward�察�when the fat old rat who swam across 

the river was a grandfather�察�his children used to ask him�察 �What made you 

follow   the   music�察  �Grandfather�拭─  �and   he   used   to   tell   them�察   �My   dears�察�

when I heard that   tune  I thought   I heard   the  moving aside of   pickle´tub 

boards�察�and the leaving ajar of preserve cupboards�察�and I smelled the most 

delicious old cheese in the world�察�and I saw sugar barrels ahead of me�察�and 

then�察�just as a great yellow cheese seemed to be saying�察 �Come�察�bore me' 

I felt the river rolling o'er me� ─�

     And   in   the   same   way   the   people   asked   the   little   lame   child�察   �What 

made you follow the music�拭─ �I do not know what the others heard�察─�he 

said�察 �but I�察�when the Piper began to play�察�I heard a voice that told of a 



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wonderful country hard by�察�where the bees had no stings and the horses 

had wings�察�and the trees bore wonderful fruits�察�where no one was tired or 

lame�察�and children played all day�察�and just as the beautiful country was but 

one   step   away   the   mountain   closed   on   my   playmates�察  �and   I   was   left 

alone。; 

     That was all the people ever knew。 The children never came back。 All 

that was left of the Piper and the rats was just the big street that led to the 

river�察�so they called it the Street of the Pied Piper。 

     And that is the end of the story。 



     WHY       THE     EVERGREEN           TREES       KEEP     THEIR      LEAVES        IN 

WINTER��1�А�

     ��1�А  �Adapted     from   Florence     Holbrook's     A   Book   of   Nature   Myths。 

��Harrap & Co。 9d。�� 

       One day�察�a long�察�long time ago�察�it was very cold�察�winter was coming。 

And all the birds flew away to the warm south�察�to wait for the spring。 But 

one little bird had a broken wing and could not fly。 He did not know what 

to do。 He looked all round�察�to see if there was any place where he could 

keep warm。 And he saw the trees of the great forest。 

     ;Perhaps the trees will keep me warm through the winter�察─�he said。 

     So he went to the edge of the forest�察�hopping and fluttering with his 

broken wing。 The first tree he came to was a slim silver birch。 

     ;Beautiful   birch´tree�察─  �he   said�察   �will   you   let   me   live   in   your   warm 

branches until the springtime comes�拭─�

     ;Dear me� ─�said the birch´tree�察 �what a thing to ask� �I have to take care 

of my own leaves through the winter�察�that is enough for me。 Go away。; 

     The little bird hopped and fluttered with his broken wing until he came 

to the next tree。 It was a great�察�big oak´tree。 

     ;O big oak´tree�察─�said the little bird�察 �will you let me live in your warm 

branches until the springtime comes�拭─�

     ;Dear me�察─�said the oak´tree�察 �what a thing to ask� �If you stay in my 

branches all winter you will be eating my acorns。 Go away。; 

     So   the   little   bird   hopped   and   fluttered   with   his   broken   wing   till   he 

came to the willow´tree by the edge of the brook。 



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     ;O beautiful willow´tree�察─�said the little bird�察 �will you let me live in 

your warm branches until the springtime comes�拭─�

     ;No�察  �indeed�察─  �said   the   willow´tree�察   �I   never   speak   to   strangers。   Go 

away。; 


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