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In the picturesque town of Hamelin, Pied Piper Mercer, a well-known musician, is hired to rid the village of rats. After successfully leading the rats away, Piper becomes greedy and demands a reward. When the villagers refuse to pay him, Piper kidnaps the children instead. The Pied Piper of Hamelin turns the children into musicians, but when the children discover their true identity, they demand their freedom. Piper reluctantly agrees, but soon he finds himself in a dilemma when he learns that the children are the last survivors of a plague that wiped out the rest of Hamelin. Piper must decide whether to continue his evil ways or rescue the children, or will he become the Pied Piper of Doom?
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Mercer Mayer
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