Mouse Tower in Bingen from Wikimedia In Bingen, we see a tall tower rising out of in the middle of Rhine. But why in the river? The year 974 was year of inflation in Germany. People were dying in hunger. Many began eating cats and dogs and that drove many to death. But the Bishop of Mainz, Hatto der Andere was a miser; only concerned with increasing own treasure. He too watched the poor people fall down in the lanes and the hungry running to the bread banks forming a large crowd fighting with each other. He had no mercy; planned something else instead. He announced, “Let all poor and needy gather in a barn in front of the city, I will feed them.” The hungry crowd thronged the barn. All entered the barn till there was no space left. When the barn was full of people, he ordered to close its door, set it in fire and burn the poor together. As people whimpered and whined in the flames, Bishop Hatto cried, “Listen! Listen how the mice whistle here!” God planned a proper punishment for him. He sent a platoon of mice to eat the Bishop day and night. The Bishop could not save himself from their bite even with all his might. No city council could be of help. At last when he knew no other city council to approach, he had a tower built near Bingen in the middle of the Rhine, and thought he would be saved by living there a while. He went there leaving the city, but numerous mice swam through the stream, approached the tower and ate the bishop alive. #folkrale #bingen #mousetower #cruelty #religion #legend #germany🇩🇪 #kindness #christianity #greed #God #punishment https://www.instagram.com/p/CcriVyXLQPT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
