Pied Piper of Hamelin
Hamelin was a small town in Germany. The city was full of rats. Hamelin was a rats’ paradise truly. They were in houses, inns, shops, schools and in every street. It was a menace and a solution had to be found fast. The mayor had often held meetings with the town folks to discuss this problem. At the beginning they had thought that cats would drive away mice. However, the number of rats became a problem for them. It was very tough to take proper steps as it was really very difficult to find huge numbers of cats. They were in a real dilemma. One day, a stranger came to the town of Hamelin. He used to carry a flute along with him. He had a stern look on his face and had walked straight to the mayor's building. He faced the mayor of Hamelin and said, "It is well known around Germany that Hamelin has a problem with rats. I will get rid of all the rats. What would my reward be?" For a moment the mayor was stunned. It was difficult for him to believe that a man who was c...