Don Bluth's Pied Piper

Premise
In this rendition of the Classic Tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, It focuses on a wandering minstrel and His cat solving the problem of Rats in Hamelin. but, there's a dark secret in this kingdom...

Synopsis
The Town of Hamelin, known for its timber-framed and sandstone buildings, along with inns, shops, and taverns. but like most good towns, It was faced with a disaster, in the form of rats. Knowing that normal exterminators aren't able to capture even one rat, also since Cats are not allowed in the city limits, due to the king declaring that any cat in the city is to be killed. the King summons exterminators from outside the kingdom, to deal with the rat problem. All others failed, until a man in a multicolored cloak with His musophobic cat, Taupe. As luck would have it, The Piper uses His flute to lure the rats in dozens of cage traps. with His assignment complete, the Piper expected His payment, but the King said that He'd only pay those to kill the rats, and ordered the Piper, to pay a fee for bringing a cat in the town. The Piper refuses to pay such an unfair tax, and leaves Hamelin with the rats, 48 in total, as Taupe follows.

In the Piper's home, which is a dilapidated cottage, The Piper makes some cheese and gives it to the rats He caught, as one of the rats, who tries to unlock the cage, gets out, and re-lock the cage, and goes to talk with Taupe, Who runs to a corner, shooing away the escaped rat. the Rat, scratches a message on the wall, saying "I'm not really a Rat".