Many people are familiar with the Brothers Grimm story, the Pied Piper of Hamelin. What a lot of people don't know is that it's based off a true story from Hamelin, Germany, dating back to 1284.Interestingly enough, history seems to be repeating itself. Hamelin is experiencing a boom in the rat population unfortunately, the Pied Piper has yet to show up. An abandoned garbage dump has fostered a burgeoning population of rats, which are now flooding into the city and causing problems.
Ironically enough, the 725th anniversary of the Pied Piper is coming up soon and with the city finally admitting that they have a rat problem, maybe they're hoping that the Piper will show up again to help out?
I can't really criticize Hamelin about their image; the city is famous for having a rat problem. I guess I can only hope that the city pays the Piper this time.
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