This is the short story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin . A long, long time ago, the people of the town of Hamelin had a big problem. There were too many rats in the Hamelin. The people tried everything to get rid of the little pests, but in vein. There were big rats and little rats. There were old rats and baby rats. There were rats of every colour and shape. Even the cats couldn’t do anything. The Chief of the town called a meeting and told everyone that he would given ten sacks of gold to anybody who saves them from rats. Finally, one day, a stranger from a far away land came to Hamelin. Dressed in colourful clothes, he had a feather in his hat and he carried a pipe. He said to the townspeople that he would get rid of rats. Then, the stranger took his pipe and started playing an odd but wonderful tune. All the rats in the town heard the music and began to run to him. As he walked through the streets of Hamelin playing his pipe, more and more rats followed him.