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Pied Piper n
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Also called the Pied Piper of Hamelin (in German legend) a piper who rid the town of Hamelin of rats by luring them away with his music and then, when he was not paid for his services, lured away its children 2. (sometimes not capitals) a person who entices others to follow him ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Then there is the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, how first he piped the rats away, and afterward, when the mayor broke faith with him, drew all the children along with him and went into the mountain. Dolittle seems to extend his hand from the page and grasp that of his reader, and I can see him going down the centuries a kind of Pied Piper with thousands of children at his heels. |
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