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One day , all the people of Hamelin go to the Town Hall together . There are men and women , old people and young people . They are very , very angry . “ Our Mayor is a fool ! ” they shout . “ And the Corporation is no better ! ” “ We buy you fine gowns with white fur , ” cries one man . “ And what do you do for us ? Nothing ! ” “ You can’t get rid of the rats , ” cries a woman . “ Or you don’t want to ! ” “ You are old and fat , ” cries another man . “ You only want to sit in your warm gowns all day . ” “ Wake up , sirs ! ” they all shout . “ Think hard ! Find an answer to our problem . If you don’t , we will send you away . And we will find a new Mayor ! ” The Mayor and the Corporation hear this , and they shake with fear . The people go home . The Mayor and the Corporation sit down at the big council table . They sit there for an hour . Nobody says a word . At last the Mayor speaks . “ I will sell my fine gown for one guilder , ” he says . “ I want to be far away from here . It is easy for them to say , ‘ Think hard ! ’ But my poor head hurts . I scratch it and scratch it , but no idea comes . Oh , I want a trap ! A trap , a trap , a trap ! ” Just then , there is a soft sound at the door . Tap , tap . “ Bless us ! ” cries the Mayor . “ What is that ? ” The Mayor is short and very fat . His eyes are small and dull . They are only bright at twelve o’clock . That is the time for lunch ! He loves a big plate of green turtle soup . Now he looks at the door with his small eyes . “ Is it only somebody’s feet on the mat ? ” he says . “ Every little sound like a rat makes my heart jump ! ” III . The Man in Red and Yellow “ Come in ! ” cries the Mayor . He sits up tall . He wants to look big . The door opens , and in comes a very strange man . He wears a long coat . It goes from his head down to his heels . Half of the coat is yellow , and half of it is red . The man is tall and thin . His eyes are blue and sharp , like two pins . His hair is light , but his skin is dark . He has no beard . On his lips there is a smile . The smile comes and goes , and comes and goes . Nobody knows this man . Nobody knows where he is from , or who his family is . The men of the Corporation look and look at him . “ I know ! ” says one of them . “ There is a picture of my great - grandfather on his grave . This man looks just like that picture ! Is my great - grandfather up from his grave ? Is he here with us ? ” The stranger walks up to the council table .
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