Tuesday, September 20, 2005

THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN


In 1284, the town of Hamelin is suffering from a terrible plague of rats. The town council tries everything to get rid of them -- without success. At last, the Mayor promises 1000 florins to the one who can put an end to the plague.
A stranger dressed in bright red and yellow clothes shows up and says he can rid Hamelin of the rats. At night, the stranger starts to play a soft tune on a flute, luring all the rats out of the houses and barns towards the river Weser, where they drown.
The Mayor refuses to pay the piper: "Playing a tune on a flute is not worth 1000 florins. Get out of Hamelin!"
But the piper returns on a Sunday morning, when all the grown-ups are at church. Again he starts to play a tune on his flute. This time, all the children follow him, as he walks out of the gate to the mountains. Suddenly, a cave opens in the mountain. The piper walks into the mountain, still followed by the children, and the cave closes again.
The children were never seen again in Hamelin.

Sunday, September 11, 2005

NILE QUEEN JAMARA (JAMIE)



CANTER CANTER LITTLE FILLY
CAREFREE AND OH SO SILLY
DANCE AND PRANCE ON TINY HOOVES
AND CATCH YOUR TAIL BEFORE IT MOVES


CANTER CANTER LITTLE FILLY
UP AND DOWN GREEN PASTURES HILLY
WONDROUS EYES SO DARK AND FREE
TO COMMAND ALL THAT YOU CAN SEE


CANTER CANTER LITTLE FILLY
WITH SILKEN EARS OF SCENTED LILLY
PROUD TAIL REACHING FOR THE SKY
WITH BEAUTY TO CAUSE THE GODS TO SIGH


TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
HOW I WONDER HOW YOU ARE
WAY UP IN THE SKY SO HIGH
I WONDER WHY YOU HAD TO DIE


CANTER CANTER LITTLE FILLY
ACROSS HEAVEN'S PASTURES HILLY
FREE FOR EVER IN THE SKY
UNDER THY ANGLE'S WATCHFUL EYE

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