Picture one man walking down a road in a coat of many colours, playing a pipe, and a long line of others moving behind him. Nobody pushes them and nobody is ordered to go. They follow because of what they hear. The whole word lives in that line of followers.
可以想成這樣一幅畫面：一個穿著花花綠綠外套的人走在路上，一邊吹笛子，後面拖著一長串跟著走的人。沒有人推他們，也沒有人下令。他們會跟，是因為聽見了那個聲音。整個詞的重量都在後面那條隊伍上——誰在前面吹，人就往哪裡走。
From the word’s history
Short for Pied Piper of Hamelin, from pied (of more than one colour) + piper. The story tells of a ratcatcher who was not paid and led the town's children away.
這是 Pied Piper of Hamelin 的簡稱，由 pied（雜色的）加 piper（吹笛的人）組成。詞源資料說，故事講的是一個捕鼠人沒拿到報酬，於是把鎮上的孩子帶走。
Wiktionary, "pied piper"
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