The Pied Piper of Hamelin?

Answer 1

I think you are referring ot the piped piper of hamelin of which there is a real life similarity. The legend tells about a disaster in the town of Hamelin, Germany, that supposedly occurred on June 26, 1284. There are 4 theories:
* The children fell victim to an accident, either drowning in the river Weser or being buried in a landslide.
* The children contracted some disease during an epidemic and were led out of town to die in order to protect the rest of the city's population from contracting it. An early form of Black Death has been suggested. Others attribute the dancing of the children to be an early reference to Huntington's disease, an inherited disorder. Another possibility would be the outbreaks of chorea, or communal dancing mania, which are recorded in a number of European towns during the period of general distress which followed the Black Death. The 'Verstegan/Browning' date, 1376, would be consistent with this. These theories perceive the Piper as a symbolic figure of Death. Death is often portrayed dressed in motley, or "pied." Analogous themes which are associated with this theory include the Dance of Death, Totentanz or Danse Macabre, a common medieval type. Various ecstatic outbreaks were associated with the Plague, such as the Flagellants, who wandered from place to place while scourging themselves in penance for sins that presumably brought the plague upon Europe. The rat is the preferred host for the plague vector, the rat flea. When the rats die first, the fleas seek a secondary host. Children would be more vulnerable to the disease.
* The children left the city to be part of a pilgrimage, a military campaign, or even a new Children's crusade but never returned to their parents. These theories see the unnamed Piper as their leader or a recruiting agent.
* The children willingly abandoned their parents and Hamelin in order to become the founders of their own villages during the colonization of Eastern Europe. Several European villages and cities founded around this time have been suggested as the result of their efforts as settlers. This claim is supported by corresponding placenames in both the region around Hamelin, and the eastern colonies. Again the Piper is seen as their leader.

Answer 2

OMG... HAMELIN! That's where the anime title comes from! The Violinist of Hamelin!!!!!!!!

You're a genius. Thankx.

Answer 3

Led the rats out of the city.

Answer 4

complicated point. try searching from google. just that could actually help!

Answer 5

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