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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

They're prone to taking over small towns until a roving band of intelligent rats come along and bust up their plot along with help from a couple of kids and a sketchy cat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

This story sounds familiar. Plague tale? Pied piper of hamelin? Its really familiar lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

The amazing Maurice

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Hule got it, Terry Pratchett, the amazing Maurice. Which is written on the idea of the pied piper story.