The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the subject of a legend concerning the disappearance or death of a great number of kids from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany, in the Middle Ages.
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In the 16th century the story was expanded into a full narrative, in which the Piper is a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe.
The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, leading the kids away from the town never to return.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the subject of a legend concerning the disappearance or death of a great number of kids from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany, in the Middle Ages