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"Pied" in the dictionary means wearing or having a two-colored coat. In the Grimm's fairy tale of the Pied Piper, he was pictured as wearing a multi-colored outfit. In Robert Browning's poem, the piper is described as:
"And in did come the strangest figure!
His queer long coat from heel to head
Was half of yellow and half of red,..."
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe Pied Piper story was set in the town of Hamelin which is now in Germany. It is in the section called Saxony. The oral tradition of the story was written down by the Brother's Grimm and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
The term "pied" in "pied piper" refers to the colorful or multi-colored clothing typically worn by the piper in the story. The word "pied" means having patches of two or more colors.
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∙ 15y agothe story originated in the medieval times.
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∙ 14y agoThe Pied Piper is a folktale and it has been told so many times nobody knows who wrote it. -Chorka Wolffe
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Many versions, the one i know of is by R.Browning
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∙ 13y agoHe chased all the rats away in Hamelin. And the people wouldn't pay him so he slaughtered all their children.
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∙ 12y agoit came from Germany hamlin
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Who sang the song the pied piper?
Crispen St. Peter did a song in the 60's called "The Pied Piper"
Who rid Hamelin of rats?
Pied Piper.The Pied Piper
Does the Pied Piper have a name?
Yes-The Pied Piper is his/her name. :)
When was Pied Piper - comics - created?
Pied Piper - comics - was created in 1959.
What has the author Pied Piper written?
Pied Piper. has written: 'Rats!'
Is another name for Satan the piper or piper or leader?
NO! Pied Piper. There's no Satan about it! NO! Pied Piper. There's no Satan about it!
Is the pied piper a clown?
No the pied piper is not a clown but he looks like one
When was The Pied Piper of Cleveland created?
The Pied Piper of Cleveland was created in 1955.
When was Pied Piper of Lovers created?
Pied Piper of Lovers was created in 1935.
What is the ISBN of Freddy the Pied Piper?
The ISBN of Freddy the Pied Piper is 1585672262.
When was Freddy the Pied Piper created?
Freddy the Pied Piper was created in 1946.
How many pages does Pied Piper of Lovers have?
Pied Piper of Lovers has 374 pages.
