The fantastically funny fourth title in Jonny Duddle''s bestselling Jolley-Rogers fiction series.
One morning the townspeople of Dull-on-Sea wake to find that their town is overrun with rats. Big rats, small rats, fierce rats, hungry rats - it is an infestation! Just when everyone is at their wit''s end, a nautical stranger who plays the pipe turns up and offers to get rid of the rodent problem - for a fee.
Once that rats have gone, the greedy mayor refuses to pay - so the Pirate Piper plays an enchanted tune and leads the children away. It''s up to Matilda, Jim and Nugget to save their friends.