The Land of Forgetfulness (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The Land of Forgetfulness

Piper. Why, that's within my story you shall hear. Well, I went straight to Hamline town in Brunswick, And found affairs in a most awful state.

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Excerpt from The Land of Forgetfulness

[The Pied Piper and children are seen in the distance. The Piper plays and the children come trooping after him singing and laughing. They come onto the stage. A German folk-dance may be used here, if desired. The Piper remains in the background watching the children, a smile on his lips. When the dance is ended, he comes forward, breaking into their midst.]

Piper. Enough, enough! Break off and rest awhile!
The way was long for all your little feet.
But not one of you thought of weariness -
'Twas happiness and joy that filled your heads.
Now thanks, my pipe, for what thou'st done today.
Thou canst at my command bring mirth to some,
To others, sorrow.

Bertha. Master Piper man!

Piper. Ay, what wouldst thou?

Bertha. As through this wood we came,
I looked around me, for the pretty flowers
And trees just seemed to smile and nod at me.
And so I looked about, and there I saw -
Guess what!

Piper. Oh, tell me, I could never guess.

Fritz. Yes, tell us quick for I saw something, too.

Gretchen. And so did I!

Hedwig. And I!

Walther. And I did, too!

Bertha. A tiny little man, all dressed in brown!

Fritz. A fat and jolly, rosy, little man!

[Children all nod and agree.]

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.