The Pied Piper of Hamelin Crusade - Page 2
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The piper returns, once again, playing his flute, and this time the children of the town became enchanted by the lilting melodies from the flute and followed him, dancing along the way, only to vanish behind a door in the Koppenberg Hills. Only two were ever heard from again.
The story was popularized in England by Robert Browning's poem, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, in 1842. In 1909, Josephine Preston Peabody used the tale in her verse play, The Piper. There are at least twelve variations of this tale. In one variation, the piper plays a Hurdy-Gurdy instead of a flute. The tale has been published in multiple languages, German, of course, being the most popular.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin and the children have been the subjects of considerable art, with some of the more endearing drawings being done by Kate Greenaway and other children's illustrators.
This will continue next Friday with a folklore lesson plan for the Pied Piper. In the meantime, and anytime, visit a great homeschooler web site by suite101.com editor Terri Bittner, and also all of the great articles under the topic of "Education."
Until next time, Slitzweitz, from Dubh Sidhe and all of the little people.
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