The analysis of the pied piper?

Answer 1

I know it sounds crazy, but possibly spawned by the so-called Children"s Crusade,which brought about a nightmare of death, war damage and, by factor of age, Child abuse, kids sold to slave-masters, etc- the story can be interpreted-if one realizes that Bagpipes are identified with martial music- military bands, etc, it might be interpreted as a sort of toned down anti-war fable. I always thought so it was coming out of German so did not directly assail the armed forces, but was toned down. For that matter some of O.Henry"s stuff had Communist overtones, at least to me, like that put-down: All of the money was-Confederate!

Answer 2

The story of the Pied Piper, based on a German legend, tells of a piper hired to rid a town of rats but who, when not paid, leads the children away with his magical music. It is often interpreted as a cautionary tale about the consequences of not honoring promises and the price of greed over the well-being of future generations.