In the year 1284,a mysterious man appeared in Hameln,a village in German.He claimed to be a rat catcher.The citizens struck a deal,promising him a certain price if he could rid the city of all mice and rats.The rat catcher then took a small fife from his pocket and began to blow on it.Rats and mice immediately came from every house and gathered around him.He led them to the River Weser.The animals all followed him,fell in,and drowned.
Now that the citizens had been freed of their plague,they regreted having promised so much money and refused to pay him.Finally he went away,bitter and angry.He returned weeks after.When villagers gathered in the church that day,he blew the fife again.But this time all boys and girls of the village followed him,and he led them into a mountain,where the children all died.
Another ending of the story is that finally the man got what he deserved,and set those kids free.