The Pied Piper

Greed corruption ignorance and disease Midsummer 1349 the Black Death reaches northern Germany Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayors daughters wedding to the Barons son He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul A local apothecary whos a Jew seeks a treatment for the plague the priests charge him with witchcraft One of the minstrels who has soothed the Mayors daughter with his music promises to rid the town of rats for the fee The Mayor agrees then renigs In the morning the plague the Jews trial and the Pipers revenge come at once