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MOON RIVER MELODY

When the Twelve Dancing Princesses announced that they were throwing a fabulous Summer disco, everybody in Storyland was thrilled – especially the Pied Piper, because he had been hired to provide the music!

The Pied Piper got this gig because he played magical tunes that were guaranteed to get everyone dancing. (Of course it didn’t hurt that the Magic Harp band was out of town, as they were on their first-ever tour of Wonderland!)

The Pied Piper was busy practising beside the Moon River, getting the baby ducks on the, deep, booming, sad sound that rattled him to the back teeth. It also upset the ducklings, who ran back to their mother and hid under her wing.

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