This moving, thought-provoking play tells the story of a piper who comes to a town plagued by rats, and offers to rid them of their infestation. But when the townspeople refuse to keep their promise to pay him, the piper takes drastic action, leading to unexpected consequences. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public...