Terry Pratchett · 2001 · Novel
Setting: secondary world (Discworld)
Series: Discworld — #28 (universe)
Winner of the 2001 Carnegie MedalOne rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town.They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met up with a cat somewhere outside of town and solemnly counted out the money.The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything.
Source: OpenLibrary
Tags: FictionRatsCatsMusiciansSwindlers and swindlingHumorous storiesHuman-animal relationshipsJuvenile FictionFantasyHumorous fiction
isfdb_id: 22285
openlibrary_id: OL453885W
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