The Rat-Piper Scheme

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Maurice’s profitable traveling deception is challenged by the rats’ growing moral independence and finally transformed into a public service.

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A New Scheme A New Scheme from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Rat-Piper Scheme The invention Maurice turns a handful of clever Rats and a flute-playing boy into a convincing plague and its supposed cure.

A New Scheme from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Rat-Piper Scheme The invention Maurice turns a handful of clever Rats and a flute-playing boy into a convincing plague and its supposed cure.

A Rat-Piper Scheme The invention Maurice turns a handful of clever Rats and a flute-playing boy into a convincing plague and its supposed cure. Its price The scheme earns money, but Peaches and Dangerous Beans increasingly question its dishonesty.

The Last Town The Last Town from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". One More Job A reluctant agreement Peaches argues that the trick should end; Keith also wants to stop, while Maurice negotiates one final performance.

The Last Town from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". One More Job A reluctant agreement Peaches argues that the trick should end; Keith also wants to stop, while Maurice negotiates one final performance.

One More Job A reluctant agreement Peaches argues that the trick should end; Keith also wants to stop, while Maurice negotiates one final performance. A risky target Bad Blintz looks prosperous, and its reward for rat tails promises a lucrative finale.

A False Plague A False Plague from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". The Familiar Performance Manufactured alarm The Rats create the visible signs of infestation, expecting the townspeople to hire a piper to remove them.

A False Plague from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". The Familiar Performance Manufactured alarm The Rats create the visible signs of infestation, expecting the townspeople to hire a piper to remove them.

The Familiar Performance Manufactured alarm The Rats create the visible signs of infestation, expecting the townspeople to hire a piper to remove them. A troubling mismatch The town is short of food, yet Rat-catchers display implausibly large hauls of tails.

The Scheme Unmasked The Scheme Unmasked from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Confession Malicia connects the clues Malicia recognizes the traveling scam, but learns that the newcomers have found no living local Rats.

The Scheme Unmasked from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A Confession Malicia connects the clues Malicia recognizes the traveling scam, but learns that the newcomers have found no living local Rats.

A Confession Malicia connects the clues Malicia recognizes the traveling scam, but learns that the newcomers have found no living local Rats. Maurice’s assumptions fail Bootlace aglets expose fake tails, and Keith openly apologizes for the group’s deception.

A Different Agreement A Different Agreement from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A New Kind of Deal From fraud to negotiation Maurice replaces a paid escape with a proposal for the Clan to protect the town and receive lawful compensation.

A Different Agreement from "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". A New Kind of Deal From fraud to negotiation Maurice replaces a paid escape with a proposal for the Clan to protect the town and receive lawful compensation.

A New Kind of Deal From fraud to negotiation Maurice replaces a paid escape with a proposal for the Clan to protect the town and receive lawful compensation. A continuing story The Rats and humans establish rules instead of pretending the conflict can vanish overnight.

Before the journey to Uberwald

On the mountain road toward Bad Blintz

Early in the Bad Blintz visit

After Sardines is caught in the kitchen trap

During the final council meeting