Piedpiperofhamelin Stories

Year 1284, John and Paul Diary 26th of June. 130 children born in Hamelin were seduced by a piper, dressed in all kinds of colours, the children were all lost at the place of execution near the hills. Thank you @Red_Legacy for the cover! Written for @Infinite_Planet's writing contest.

Everyone knows the Pied Piper took Hamelin's children. Few ask what happened before he raised the pipe. A traveling rat-catcher spends days crawling beneath floors, mapping an infestation, and doing the work Hamelin was desperate enough to pay for. Then the rats are gone. And suddenly, the work looks easy. The council refuses the price it promised. He argues. He bargains. He gives them every chance to make it right. They refuse. So the Piper decides Hamelin will pay with something it cannot replace. Told by the Piper himself, The True Story of the Pied Piper is a dark retelling about broken promises, invisible work, revenge-and the terrible distance between being wronged and becoming unforgivable.

Featured on @Fantasy. A classic fairy tale and a medieval German legend become one in this short story.

It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Alice Grimm. My sister-in-law, Charlotte, wanted me to tell you six stories that will leave you in chills. Still want to know? Well, let's go back to the beginning, shall we?