The Pied Piper of Hamelin (recitation: Newton & Co., 18-20 slides, in/before 1909)

  creator of source image(s): Slide 1, Introduction

  creator of source image(s): Slide 2, Bit the babies in the cradles, and ate the cheeses out of the vats

  creator of source image(s): Slide 3, And even spoiled the women's chats, by drowning their speaking with shrieking and squeaking

  creator of source image(s): Slide 4, At last the people in a body, to the Town Hall came flocking

  creator of source image(s): Slide 5, His queer long coat from heel to head was half of yellow and half of red

  creator of source image(s): Slide 6, He advanced to the Council-table: And 'Please your honours,' said he, 'I'm able'

  creator of source image(s): Slide 7, Into the Street the Piper stept, smiling first a little smile

  creator of source image(s): Slide 8, And step by step they followed dancing, until they came to the river Weser

  creator of source image(s): Slide 9, 'Go,' cried the Mayor, 'and get long poles! Poke out the nests and block up the holes!'

  creator of source image(s): Slide 10, 'First, if you please, my thousand guilders!' 'A thousand guilders?'

  creator of source image(s): Slide 11, 'No trifling! I can't wait, beside!'

  creator of source image(s): Slide 12, And to his lips again laid his long pipe of smooth straight cane

  creator of source image(s): Slide 13, Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clattering, little hands clapping, and little tongues chattering

  creator of source image(s): Slide 14, Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after the wonderful music with shouting and laughter

  creator of source image(s): Slide 14a, [Slide title unknown]

  creator of source image(s): Slide 15, The Mayor was dumb, and the Council stood as if they were changed into blocks of wood

  creator of source image(s): Slide 16, To Koppelberg Hill his steps addressed, and after him the children pressed

  creator of source image(s): Slide 16a, [Slide title unknown]

  creator of source image(s): Slide 17, Did I say all? No! one was lame, and could not dance the whole of the way

  creator of source image(s): Slide 18, Alas, for Hamelin!