A town drowning in rats makes a promise it never intends to keep, and a stranger with a flute answers like he’s been waiting for the words to be spoken out loud. In this episode of Phreak’s Bedtime Stories, a “classic” fairy tale turns into a lesson about relief that comes too easily and debts that don’t accept excuses.

Because when you treat your word like it’s flexible, the bill doesn’t disappear… it just shows up in a currency you can’t pay.