Happy Saturday, Missians!
The weekend is in full effect; and to top it off, it's Rat Catchers Day! Now just what in the heck is Rat Catchers Day, you ask? It's the day to celebrate the most famous rat catcher of all, The Pied Piper of Hamelin. You remember, he was the dude who played the flute, leading all those thousands of rats out of town. Basically, the town of Hamelin Germany was being overrun with rats, so the mayor agreed to pay the Pied Piper, if he would lead the rats out of town, and dispose of them, so they could never return. The Pied Piper agreed, and played his flute, hypnotizing the rats, so they had no choice but to follow the sound of the music. The Pied Piper then led the rats into a river, where they all drowned. He effectively, held up his end of the bargain. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the mayor.
The mayor of Hamelin refused to pay the Pied Piper--which definitely turned out to not be a good idea. To get revenge, the Piper played his flute in the middle of the night, and led all the children of the town to a cave. When the townspeople awoke the next day, all the children were gone! In some versions, The Piper just keeps them there until the mayor pays him; in other versions, the children are never to be seen again. Creepy!
Since there are no modern day Pied Pipers, I guess we'll just have to wish a happy Rat Catchers Day, to the modern day versions, such as exterminators or pest control people. So to anyone out there who catches rats, today's your day! Oh, and a big shout out to cats too! They are the ultimate rat catchers!
Until tomorrow's post,
This is your host J,
signing off....
The weekend is in full effect; and to top it off, it's Rat Catchers Day! Now just what in the heck is Rat Catchers Day, you ask? It's the day to celebrate the most famous rat catcher of all, The Pied Piper of Hamelin. You remember, he was the dude who played the flute, leading all those thousands of rats out of town. Basically, the town of Hamelin Germany was being overrun with rats, so the mayor agreed to pay the Pied Piper, if he would lead the rats out of town, and dispose of them, so they could never return. The Pied Piper agreed, and played his flute, hypnotizing the rats, so they had no choice but to follow the sound of the music. The Pied Piper then led the rats into a river, where they all drowned. He effectively, held up his end of the bargain. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the mayor.
The mayor of Hamelin refused to pay the Pied Piper--which definitely turned out to not be a good idea. To get revenge, the Piper played his flute in the middle of the night, and led all the children of the town to a cave. When the townspeople awoke the next day, all the children were gone! In some versions, The Piper just keeps them there until the mayor pays him; in other versions, the children are never to be seen again. Creepy!
Since there are no modern day Pied Pipers, I guess we'll just have to wish a happy Rat Catchers Day, to the modern day versions, such as exterminators or pest control people. So to anyone out there who catches rats, today's your day! Oh, and a big shout out to cats too! They are the ultimate rat catchers!
Until tomorrow's post,
This is your host J,
signing off....
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