The sewer was safe now, there were no more rats left there. But THEY didn’t know that, and so this was the safest place for him.
Photo prompt courtesy Kat Myrman
He opened the manhole cover, and got in.
Then, he started playing his pipe again, and as the kids followed him underground meekly, he shut the cover.
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Written in response to Kat Myrman’s Twittering Tales. The challenge is to write a story in 280 characters or less.
jagahdilmein 
You going smaller and smaller. Nice!
Ha ha ha, thank you so much.
Scary!
Thank you so much
Oh my! A brilliant modern twist on an old tale. Well done.
Thank you so much Kat.
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