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Most of us have heard the fairy story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. What many of us don’t know is that the legend is based in truth. There is very little evidence as to what actually happened in the ...

In the third part of the story the Pied Piper returns for his fee. So what will happen when the Mayor goes back on his word…? Warm up with a partner. One child is the Pied Piper and the other is ...

Each group takes it in turns to move around the space. The Pied Piper plays his pipe. The children skip on their own around the space, as though they are the Pied Piper playing his pipe.