Robert Browning's famous verse retelling of the medieval legend of the
Pied Piper is renowned for its humor and vivid wordplay. When the
selfish townspeople of Hamelin refuse to pay the piper for spiriting
away the hordes of rats that had plagued them, he exacts his revenge by
luring away their greatest treasure, the children of the town.
Color reproductions of Kate Greenaway's beautiful, delicate watercolor
illustrations adorn every page.