The Gruesome Story of the Pied Piper

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin - a story used by parents to scare naughty children. That's all, right? What if I told you that this folk tale is base on a real event? The rat catcher that charmed the children of Hamelin and took them away was apparently a real person, and the story is based on a real event.

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By Artist: Kate Greenaway (1846–1901)Engraver:Edmund Evans(1826–1905)Alternative namesEdmund William EvansDescriptionEnglish engraver and printerDate of birth/death23 February 182621 August 1905Location of birth/deathLondonIsle of WightWork locationLondonAuthority control: Q4529602VIAF: 71519059ISNI: 0000 0000 8392 8947ULAN: 500023437LCCN: n81059993NLA: 35071074WorldCat - Browning, Robert (1910) [1888] The Pied Piper of Hamelin, London: Frederick Warne and Company, pp. p. 41 Retrieved on 26 July 2009. (direct link to high resolution image here), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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