"Return of the Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Gene W. Zepp

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) When the Pied Piper returns to Hamlelin, the children are delighted. Their parents have gone safety-mad and banned all sweets, cakes and ice cream too! When the Piper offers to help in return for some of the sweets, Ash, Freddie and Mala agree. But once the parents disappear the children refuse to pay the Piper, and the children soon find life without parents is not so easy... Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows: Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+ Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+

Even if we were to discover the historical truth about the origin of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, we still would not explain why its appeal to the imagination of artists and poets has been so extensive and the span of interpretations placed on the figure so divergent. The author of this book believes that the principle of reciprocity must be taken into account and this reflects the duality of the mind with its conscious and subconscious aspects. Can we align the Pied Piper with Ulysses and Gilgamesh on the basis of the mythology of the sun and its wandering surrogates as they journey through the night in quest of the anima, the eternal female?

The Pied Piper piped the village free of rats, and when the villagers refused to pay him for the service, he piped away the chidlren, too.

In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. He promised the mayor a solution to their problem with the rats. The mayor, in turn, promised to pay him for the removal of the rats (according to some versions of the story, the promised sum was 1,000 guilders). The piper accepted and played his pipe to lure the rats into the Weser River, where they all drowned. Despite the piper's success, the mayor reneged on his promise and refused to pay him the full sum (reputedly reduced to a sum of 50 guilders) even going so far as to blame the piper for bringing the rats himself in an extortion attempt. Enraged, the piper stormed out of the town, vowing to return later to take revenge. On Saint John and Paul's day, while the adults were in church, the piper returned dressed in green like a hunter and playing his pipe.

The Pied Piper has been waiting his whole life for a second chance. He is the most wanted and misjudged music magician in the world, but he knows that he has the talent to make people happy. Alone on Guernsey island, feeling guilt over the missing children, and banished from returning to Azwan, he decides to try finding love. The Pied Piper's two most trusted crows, Sherbert and Pepe, fly around the world to find him a young princess to love. They return with good news and bad news. The good news is that they found Snowphia, a beautiful and humble girl. The bad news is that she's in Hamelin - the very place he is the most wanted! The Pied Piper seems to have taken a liking to the lovely Snowphia. But can he win her heart? Will he be able to get her out of Hamelin and make her his princess? Or will the Pied Piper get himself into more trouble than he can handle? Come along on a delightful romantic adventure with the Pied Piper as he uses all his charms to win over the heart of the beautiful, but guarded, Snowphia. In this delightful sequel to the timeless fairytale of the "Pied Piper of Hamelin," Michael J Sceptre treats us to a heartwarming story about the Pied Piper. About Michael J. Sceptre Michael J. Sceptre was born in Zimbabwe and emigrated to London, England in 2002. Michael attended Rutlish school, then got educated at Tiffin Grammar School. After dropping out of studying law at Southampton, Michael moved to Guernsey and started working in Insurance.

In 1284, the German town of Hamelin was plagued by an infestation of rats. A pipe-player appeared, dressed in multi-colored (pied) clothing. He struck a deal with the town Council to rid the town of rats if they paid him 1,000 guilders. An agreement was made and the piper played his pipe, leading all the rats to the river where they drowned. Returning to get his fee, the town Council refused to pay. In response, the piper played his pipe and all the children of the town followed him and were shuttered into a mountain with a secret door. Did the children return? Did the Pied Piper get his money? Read the account to find out.

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In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. He promised the mayor a solution to their problem with the rats. The mayor, in turn, promised to pay him for the removal of the rats (according to some versions of the story, the promised sum was 1,000 guilders). The piper accepted and played his pipe to lure the rats into the Weser River, where they all drowned. Despite the piper's success, the mayor reneged on his promise and refused to pay him the full sum (reputedly reduced to a sum of 50 guilders) even going so far as to blame the piper for bringing the rats himself in an extortion attempt. Enraged, the piper stormed out of the town, vowing to return later to take revenge. On Saint John and Paul's day, while the adults were in church, the piper returned dressed in green like a hunter and playing his pipe.

Back into the mouth of hell... Daniel and Hannah Reynolds are newly married with their first child on the way when a notice comes from a lawyer saying that the remaining member of the Bonavaris clan has died and willed Bloodmoon Manor and all its possessions to Hannah, her former maid and cook. While Hannah can't fathom the reason for the bequeath, the notion of selling the manor and the valuable items inside it begins to grow inside her like an obsession. She and Daniel have begun their married life with little more than outstanding debts from his medical education--debts that come due around the same time as the birth of their baby. After a lifetime of poverty, Hannah refuses to allow her child to face the kind of scavenging, hand-to-mouth existence that had led to her employment at the horrible Bloodmoon Manor in the first place. Unable to convince his beloved wife to forget about returning to Bloodmoon Cove to secure a future for their family, Daniel has no choice but to follow her into what he aptly calls "the mouth of hell"--a place Hannah just barely escaped with her life last time. Daniel's worst fears are justified when the doors of Bloodmoon Manor slam shut behind them. They've been lured here deliberately, and the horrors that haunt the dark, evil manor aren't willing to let Hannah leave ever again...