Project Gutenberg 2006-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 565 Browning, Robert 1812 1889 Greenaway, Kate 1846 1901 Greenaway, K. (Kate) The Pied Piper of Hamelin Produced by Suzanne Shell, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning is a children's poem that was likely written in the late 19th century. The book is a lyrical retelling of the classic folk tale about a mysterious piper who offers to rid a town of a rat infestation in exchange for a fee. The narrative revolves around themes of promise and consequence, as it highlights the townspeople’s broken commitments and the strange, magical events that unfold. In the story, the town of Hamelin faces a severe problem with rats, leading the frustrated townsfolk to seek a solution. They encounter the Piper, who promises to exterminate the vermin with his enchanting music. As he successfully leads the rats to their demise in the river, the town's leaders refuse to pay him the promised fee, prompting the Piper to use his magical abilities to lure away the town's children as a form of retribution. The poem concludes with the townspeople's profound loss and their futile attempts to reclaim the children, leaving a haunting reminder of the consequences of deceit and unfulfilled promises. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's poetry, English Picture books for children Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character) -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Children's Picture Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 65384 2025-07-08T04:07:00.703403 text/html 58195 2006-05-08T07:35:04 text/html 21134189 2025-07-08T04:07:11.171407 application/epub+zip 5471221 2025-07-08T04:07:04.948370 application/epub+zip 86013 2025-07-08T04:07:03.145394 application/epub+zip 5551250 2025-07-08T04:07:15.100354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5544486 2025-07-08T04:07:08.305353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158239 2022-09-08T16:00:27.489533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33794 2025-07-08T04:06:59.832408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33637 2006-05-08T07:35:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33629 2006-05-08T07:35:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34216 2025-07-08T04:07:15.342338 application/rdf+xml 13471 2025-07-08T04:07:03.656409 image/jpeg 3906 2025-07-08T04:07:03.396374 image/jpeg 13024 2006-05-08T07:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 20921096 2006-05-08T07:36:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 13007 2006-05-08T07:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 21065544 2025-07-08T04:07:01.635383 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia