GC2X6TQ Traditional Cache July 22nd~Ratcatcher's Day
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 05/29/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 32.144 W104° 35.197 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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Ratcatcher's Day commemorates the Pied Piper of Hamelin, the most infamous of Ratcatchers.


One of the most well known German folklores is the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The town of Hamelin, Germany was infested by rats. The mayor promised to handsomely pay the Pied Piper, if he rid the town of rats. The Pied Piper played his flute. Lured by the magical music, all of the rats left town, and followed him. He played his music all the way down to the river. He waded into the river. The rats followed him and drowned. The mayor refused to pay him. So, one night when the townspeople were asleep, the Pied Piper played his music again. This time, the children of the town followed him all the way into a cave. Some versions for the legend vary here. In one version, th e Pied Piper kept them there until he was paid by the town for his services. In most versions, the children were never to be seen again.

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Found it 10/27/2018 By Hidngplace
Fun find

Found it 05/06/2018 By Cache Dipper
Quickie Thanks

Found it 05/06/2018 By reforestgrrl
Nice day for geocaching although a little bit too warm for this Oregon girl. Quick find. TFTH

Found it 04/28/2018 By Brewman65
Had a nice visit to Colorado, and found a lot of caches

Found it 04/20/2018 By ScooterDawg
Another county checked off! I’m in town for a board gaming event, and decided to grab my first ever Colorado caches while I was here. I was shocked at how rural this area was - it didn’t feel like I had traveled that far from the city. TFTC!

Found it 01/03/2018 By ldkloss
TFTC with Kirchgeo and geo puppy Dickens. SL