Hamelin’s Pied Piper: Germany’s Legend of Lost Children
The prosperous town of Hamelin sat nestled along the banks of the River Weser in Lower Saxony, its half-timbered houses climbing the hillsides like children’s blocks, its cobblestone streets usually echoing with the sounds of commerce and laughter. But that summer, a different sound filled the air the incessant scratching, squeaking, and scurrying of thousands upon thousands of rats. They
