", Save when at noon his paunch grew mutinous, For a plate of turtle, green and glutinous). The people who lived there were happy. A thousand guilders! Of the Head-Cook's pottage, all he's rich in. And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled. ", "Come in!" I just wanted to correct the last reviewer. And, like fowls in a farm-yard when barley is scattering. “How dreadful!” said the mayor. View production, box office, & company info. Hamelin was a beautiful town in Germany. Was sure for the future to lose his labor. )"Yet," said he, "poor piper as I am,In Tartary I freed the Cham,Last June, from his huge swarm of gnats;I eased in Asia the Nizam Of a monstrous brood of vampyre-bats: And as for what your brain bewilders--If I can rid your town of rats Will you give me a thousand guilders?" As if they were changed into blocks of wood. Which was, "At the first shrill notes of the pipe. If producers back in those days were gonna pay for color, we by gum they was gonna use the hell out of it! With you, don't think I'll bate a stiver! People lived happily there but suddenly the town was faced with a great problem, it became full of rats. He left Hamelin. Catch this and the Wizard of Oz double feature from Something Weird, and you've got some goooood Kid movie watchin'! A thousand guilders! This TV movie was filmed in Technicolor and shown originally on NBC, a network that pioneered color (remember the Peacock?). I can't wait! -- when suddenly, up the faceOf the Piper perked in the market-place,With a, "First, if you please, my thousand guilders!". And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards. Use the HTML below. For he led us, he said, to a joyous land. And to Koppelberg Hill his steps addressed. Fifty thousand!" ", "How?" Many are familiar with the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. And licked the soup from the cooks' own ladle's. Come, take fifty! Hamelin town's in Brunswick, By famous Hanover city; The River Weser, deep and wide, Washes its wall on the southern side; A pleasanter spot you never spied; But, when begins my ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. “I am a rat catcher. There were brown rats, black rats and grey rats. There were indeed color Televisions in 1957. However, their parents in Hamelin were not happy. The Mayor was dumb, and the Council stoodAs if they were changed into blocks of wood,Unable to move a step or cry,To the children merrily skipping by--And could only follow with the eye That joyous crowd at the Piper's back.But how the Mayor was on the rack And the wretched Council's bosoms beat,As the Piper turned from the High StreetTo where the Weser rolled its water'sRight in the way of their sons and daughters!However he turned from South to WestAnd to Koppelberg Hill his steps addressed,And after him the children pressed;Great was the joy in every breast. “A thousand marks? When, lo, as they reached the mountain-side. Hamelin Town's in Brunswick,By famous Hanover city;The river Weser, deep and wide,Washes its wall on the southern side;A pleasanter spot you never spied;But, when begins my ditty,Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. So, Willy, let you and me be wipers Of scores out with all men--especially pipers!And, whether they pipe us free, from rats or from mice, If we've promised them ought, let us keep our promise. cried the Mayor, "d'ye think I brookBeing worse treated than a Cook?Insulted by a lazy ribald With idle pipe and vesture piebald?You threaten us, fellow? Learn more about KidsOut, the fun and happiness charity. There were small rats, large rats and giant rats. Overwhelmed by rats, a medieval town hires a magical piper who can rid the town of the pest in exchange for gold but the crooked mayor has no intention of honoring the deal. (TV Movie 1957). Few realise however, that the story is based on real events, which evolved over the years into a fairy tale made to scare children. “How dreadful!” said the people. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. He began to play his magic pipe again. Without their children, they were sad, very sad. They fought the dogs and killed the cats. was the exclamation. Explore more stories from lots of countries and cultures. “A thousand marks is enough,” said the rat catcher. At this the Mayor and Corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation.