the people of Hamelin tried everything they could to get rid of the rats, but nothing worked. them, one day an old women told of a mysterious man she had met in the mountains. the man said he could get rid of the rats.
one day, however, rats appeared everywhere. people could not eat because the rats had already eaten all the food. when people felt thirsty, they couldn't drink the water from the wells because the rats had already drunk it. people couldn't sleep because the rats had crept into their beds.
soon, the people of hamelin heard the piper's beautiful song again. when they looked out their windows, they saw that all the children of the town were following the piper out of town. the people souted at the children, but the children didn't seem to hear