Hamlin's Troubles Are Over

The piper returned later to collect his money. He had done the job they had hired him to perform. But for some unknown reason, the mayor refused to pay him. The stories don't say why, but we can speculate maybe it was because the stranger didn't return with any of the bodies to show for his work. How could they pay him per head when there were no heads to count? At any rate, the mayor turned the strange away, and the man clearly taken advantage of stormed out of the village. Remember, this is a story that's been passed down for over 800 years. Most of what we know about the real events is pure legend based loosely on scattered s of