The
Pied Piper
of
Hamelin
THE PIED PIPER
OF
HAMELIN
BY
ROBERT BROWNING
ILLUSTRATED BY
KATE GREENAWAY
LONDON
FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., Ltd.
AND NEW YORK
Printed in U.S.A.
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
I.
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.
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.
II.
Rats!
They fought the dogs and killed the cats,
And bit the babies in the cradles,
They fought the dogs and killed the cats,
And bit the babies in the cradles,