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2 Arrange the events of the story into the correct order.

The townspeople found three children that the piper had left behind.

The houses of Hamelin were invaded by rats.

The piper played a tune, and the rats followed him to the river.
The piper asked the town to pay him 1000 guilders to get rid of the rats.

The townspeople didn’t pay the piper.

The children followed the piper into a cave.

The piper’s music made a spell that helped him kidnap the town’s children.

3 Circle true (T) or false (F).

1 Hamelin is a town in Belgium. T/F

2 The piper promised to get rid of the rats for 1000 guilders. T/F

3 The piper cast a spell on the rats. T/F

4 The townspeople tricked the piper. T/F

5 The piper took his vengeance by returning the rats. T/F

4 Answer the following questions.

1 Why did the townspeople accept the piper’s offer?

2 What did the piper do to the rats?

3 How did the piper take his vengeance?

4 Why hadn’t the three children left behind fallen under the piper’s spell?

5 What is the lesson learned from this story?

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