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1. 1.

   Complete these sentences in your own words.

   1. The words 'pleasanter spot' mean
   2. According to the poet it was a pity that
   3. The rats were attached by the
   4. The words 'muttering', 'grumbling' and 'rumbling' indicate the way the
   5. The mayor did not fulfil his promise because
2. 2.

   Why were the people of Hamelin worried?

3. 3.

   Make a list of the activities of the rats in the town of Hamelin.

4. 4.

   What happened when the Piper blew his pipe the first time?

5. 5.

   Why did the Piper blow his pipe a second time? What happened then?

6. 6.

   Why did the poet describe the children running out 'like fowls in a farm-yard when barley is scattering'?