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Robert Browning (1812-1889), playwright and poet, is known and admired for his dramatic monologues in blank verse, of which he is a recognized master. He also wrote many lighter poems with a humorous touch. Here is one of his best known, The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Short story of Casey the dog who wishes she could fly. So her sister Piper and a seagull called Barry, arrange for her wish to come true.

Here are 60 of the finest and most entertaining poems for younger listeners. There are nonsense poems ("The Jumblies"), classic animal poems ("The Snail"), stories of adventure ("The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens") and Robert Browning's classic tale of adults getting their come-uppance ("The Pied Pipe of Hamelin").

You just can't keep a good girl down...unless you use the proper methods. Piper McCloud can fly. Just like that. Easy as pie. Sure, she hasn't mastered reverse propulsion and her turns are kind of sloppy, but she's real good at loop-the-loops. Problem is, the good folk of Lowland County are afraid of Piper. And her ma's at her wit's end. So it seems only fitting that she leave her parents' farm to attend a top-secret, maximum-security school for kids with exceptional abilities.

This story is excerpted from The Pied Piper of Hamelin: And Other Tales by Geoffrey Thomas. These short stories are brimming with the big-heartedness, warmth, and homespun humor that the author is known for.

Mysterious things continue to happen on Starland every day as the girls wait to see who will go on the next Wish Mission. Piper has a dream that she will be the one and indeed she is. Piper has a lot to learn when she finds herself working at a diner. Confident that she’s identified her...

The Pied Piper pipes a village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he pipes away their children as well.

Casey and Piper are two smallish dogs that go on adventures. They are a cross between a Jack Russell and a Basset. Casey, taking on more of a look of a Jack Russell, is the cheeky one, loves everyone and everyone who calls round, is to see her. Piper, looking more Basset is down to earth and likes her space with her long Basset ears they flop out of her bed and into her water.

Every New Years Eve, strange screechy music wafts down from the Scottish Mountains of Glencoe, but just who is playing it, and why? After delivering some porridge to his Granny, young Curious McAye, riding his horse, Whiskymac, decides to go and find out. At the end of a silvery pathway high in Glencoe's mountains he finds the oddest array of creatures and characters from Scottish myth and legend, having a New Year Ball. Curious dances out onto the moonlit heath to join the party and dancing, but when the midnight bells toll and Auld Lang Syne is sung, will he find his way back home?

An empowering story about a girl who turns her performance jitters into confidence when faced with singing a solo at her school concert. Inspired by the childhood experience of award-winning actress Phillipa Soo who originated the role of Eliza in Hamilton. Piper Chen loves nothing more than to...

WHO IS CAUSING TROUBLE ON STARLAND? Disturbing things continue to happen on Starland everyday, beginning when Piper’s Star Kindness day compliment-poems to her friends turn into cruel insults. As the Star Darlings unravel clues, they begin to suspect that one of their own is behind the trouble...

Robert Browning's classic tale about a magical rat catcher. When Hamelin is overrun by rats, only the magical music of the Pied Piper can solve the problem. The town council tries to trick the piper out of his agreed reward, and he wreaks terrible revenge.

Short story of two dogs who go on an adventure to the Beach, only to find a very upset Turtle.

Piper never asked to be recruited into a rooftop chase across the city, but when a pirate-mouthed parrot named Captain Claw crash-lands into her life, she finds herself caught in a whirlwind of clues, riddles, and high-flying escapades. One moment she is doing homework, the next she is leaping from building to building, dodging flapping feathers, and unlocking hidden messages that point to something far bigger than she ever imagined. The Parrot Code is no ordinary puzzle. Somewhere in the city, a secret is ticking toward disaster, and only Piper and Claw stand between chaos and safety.

The town of Hamelin has a rat problem. Thousands of rats and nobody knows what to do about it. A young man offers to rid the town of rats for a price, and the town council gladly agrees. The Pied Piper blows his horn, and the rats all follow him right into the sea, where they drown. When the Pied Piper returns to collect his fee, the town council refuses to pay. The Pied Piper blows his horn again, and all the children of Hamelin follow him right through a mountain.

Uno de los cuentos clásicos más populares de todos los tiempos para descubrir con los más pequeños y disfrutar en familia.

When you follow your dreams, the possibilities are endless! This collection includes the first three books in the Daring Dreamers Club series. Touching on everyday dramas and the ups and downs of friendship, this series will enchant all listeners who are princesses at heart. Daring Dreamers Club...

The Pied Piper’s little sister is determined to rat out the truth behind her brother’s bad behavior—and save the children of Hamelin! The third book in the Sisters Ever After series, perfect for anyone who loves fairy tale retellings about sisters and magic! "The Piper's Promise is one of...

Piper, an eight-year-old boy from Ireland, discovers something extraordinary. He finds a tiny green dragon with bright orange wings. He names him Oliver, and when he decides to keep the little creature hidden in his room, he soon realizes he has no choice but to reveal his secret. Oliver is growing bigger and bigger by the day.

The Pied Piper Of Hamelin and Other Tales brings together more of Geoffrey Thomas’s short stories, each brimming with the big heartedness, warmth and homespun humor that he is known for. From royal families to humble villagers, Geoffrey Thomas introduces a series of incredible characters in his captivating tales based on the famous stories by the Brothers Grimm: a princess struggles to sleep; a musician is chased out of town; a fisherman makes a magical catch.