Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Step 1 of News Reporting

"The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
Who? Pied Piper
What? Fixing a problem.
When? Once upon a time...
Where? Hamelin

  • The town of Hamelin has a problem with rats.
  • Rats attack every inch of the town.
  • Mayor thinks of a plan to get the rats out. (5)
  • Stranger enters village with bright clothes.
  • Stranger claims he can do the job but he wants to be paid. (6)
  • Mayor doesn't believe he could do it, but he says he will give him fifty thousand florins (money). (7)
  • The Pied Piper gets the rats out by playing music. (8)
  • All of the rats are gone. (9)
  • Pied Piper wants his money but the town laughs and won't give it to him. (3)
  • Pied Piper is upset because the Mayor broke their promise. He says that he will seek revenge. (4)
  • Pied Piper plays music at night and takes all the children of the town. (1)
  • All of the children have disappeared forever, it takes a long time for more children to be in the town (a new generation). (2)
  • Lesson learned, never break a promise. (10)

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