Many things are too good to be true. When someone makes an offer that seems unreasonable, people accept it and make promises they can't keep, thinking they'll get a good laugh about it. However, once the thing that seems too good to be true happens, those who didn't believe in it find themselves at a loss. They have no choice but to go back on their word and cannot keep their end of the bargain. This results in the person who did the thing that was too good to be true becoming enraged and wanting revenge. In The Children of Hameln by the Brothers Grimm, the Pied Piper is the character who did what seemed too good to be true and therefore did not get paid because people had no money. This led him to take revenge on the town by making the children disappear, just as he did with the rats, leading to a depiction of failed mourning by the residents. The children disappeared because of the Pied Piper in a mysterious way. The Pied Piper was first introduced to the reader as a mystery, but he seemed happy due to his brightly colored clothing. He came to town proposing a solution to the rat problem, a problem that many people had but no one could find a solution to. When the Pied Piper proposed the solution, many were skeptical, but wanted the problem solved and so agreed to reimburse him once he got rid of all the rats. The Pied Piper at the beginning of this story seemed to be an innovator who took pride in his skills. He knew he could get rid of the rats, so he dressed his best and tried to get paid for what he was good at. He was optimistic and believed that people were reliable and trustworthy. After discovering all the rats, which...... middle of paper...... for stopping at the doors. Also, it was mentioned that the date of this event alternates between the 22nd and 26th, which is strange if it affected so many people. Additionally, memorials for children began to appear 272 years after the incident. If a true sense of mourning had occurred, memorials would have begun to appear weeks after the incident. The Pied Piper began the story wanting to use his skills to make money. He trusted the townspeople and got rid of all the rats by promising to get paid, but the townspeople broke their promise, triggering a change of pipers. The children disappeared when the piper decided to take revenge on the townspeople. So he used his skills to get rid of the children, just like he got rid of the rats. This upset the residents, but they did not cry as expected..