The Pied Piper Automaton#SHORTS

Laurence and Angela St.Leger created a range of wonderful miniature automata. See https://www.laurenceandangelastleger.com/

This one shows the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who legend has it was employed by the town of Hamelin in Germany to rid the town of a plague of rats back in the Middle Ages. He played his magic pipe, the rats followed him out of the town and into the Weser river, where they all drowned. However the town then refused to pay the piper the agreed fee, so while the townspeople were all in church the piper returned and played his magic pipe again. This time all the children from the town followed him and were never seen again.

Tim made a video recently, showing many of the St. Leger automata - see https://youtu.be/G1hmwR3_6Dg

Sadly, Laurence St.Leger passed away recently, but Angela is continuing to make these wonderful and playful miniatures.

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