Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 84
nother, Was that thegreat door that shut the children in? With bated breath they waited, and suddenlysweet strains of music filled the air. The Pied Piper! cried the mayor, with up-raised hand. Never had they heard such notes, as clear andsilvery as the moonbeams themselves. Thencame the sound of… … 48 AND PIPED THOSE CHILDREN BACK AGAIN! [Nov., and as they neared the door, the words of thesong amazed them, and drew forth exclamations. Keep your promise and we can come back!was the burden of the song; and the mayor cried: Come ! The piper must be told that we areready and eager to give him…
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