The Mouse Tower of Bingen: A German Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Greed and Divine Justice
High upon the banks of the Rhine, near the old town of Bingen, stands a lonely tower that has watched the river’s mists rise and fall for centuries. Locals call it the Mäuseturm, the Mouse Tower, and few dare to pass it without whispering a prayer or crossing themselves. For deep within its stone walls lies the memory of Archbishop