Comment by chasil
10 hours ago
As the involvement of a magic flute is unlikely in the extreme, this devolves to kidnapping.
As to why, the article asserts the scenarios of forced migration for settling new areas, or perhaps a "childrens' crusade" to the war in the Middle East.
FWIW, my reading of the article wasn't that the migration was necessarily forced. It could just be the youth leaving for better opportunities. Even today you have elderly people complaining about the kids moving to the city.