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* In TheOwlHouse, an owl steals Luz's favorite fantasy novel, and Luz chases after it. She follows it through a portal into AnotherDimension, and this is how she arrives in the magical BoilingIsles.

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* ''VideoGame/FatalFrameII'' begins with Mayu following a crimson butterfly, Mio chasing after her and both of the twins finding themselves in the Lost Village.
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* In the animated ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'', Anastasia chases her dog Pooka to the Pont Alexandre III near the end of the film, where she is trapped and attacked by Rasputin.
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* Both the original ''VideoGame/BlasterMaster'' and ''VideoGame/BlasterMasterZero'' kick off their plots with Jason chasing after Fred, who leads him to the SOPHIA III. [[spoiler:The latter game reveals that this is an integral part of Fred's programming; he leads a MA pilot to the associated Metal Attacker so they can fight back against the mutant menace, and can open wormholes to that end.]]
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* Happy Bunnies appear in the Pagos area in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' and are usually under attack by monsters. If you save them, they'll guide you to a buried treasure coffer.

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* Happy Bunnies appear in the Pagos area The latter three parts of The Forbidden Land, Eureka in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' and are usually under attack by monsters. If feature Happy Bunnies which must be rescued from attacking monsters; if you save them, they'll guide lead you to a buried treasure coffer.coffers. The game even gives the prompt "Follow the White Rabbit" when this happens.
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* There's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Moon_Lake a Taiwanese legend]] talking about hunters chasing a white deer through mountains and eventually finding the Sun Moon Lake. Because of the lake's beauty and bountiful fish, [[https://islandfolklore.com/2018/01/18/the-white-stag/ the hunters praise the white deer for leading them there.]]
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* In ''Literature/{{Renegades}}'', when Adrian sees a monarch butterfly, he takes only a moment to realize it's part of his teammate [[OneToMillionToOne Donna]], whom he was unable to contact for the past few hours, so he follows it into [[spoiler:Ace Anarchy's lair.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'', spooking a green-furred ape with Force and then seeing which way it runs is the key to navigating Morgal Forest. Though, you could also do it by using a guide, or if you're very, ''very'' patient, by trial and error. The explanation given is that creatures who live in the forest naturally know their way around.

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* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'', ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheBrokenSeal'', spooking a green-furred ape with Force and then seeing which way it runs is the key to navigating Morgal Mogall Forest. Though, you could also do it by using a guide, or if you're very, ''very'' patient, by trial and error. The explanation given is that creatures who live in the forest naturally know their way around.
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* Happy Bunnies appear in the Pagos area in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' and are usually under attack by monsters. If you save them, they'll guide you to a buried treasure coffer.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode "The Southern Air Temple", Aang discovers Gyatso's body while chasing after TeamPet Momo who disappeared into a cave opening.
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* In TheBrothersGrimm's ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/60twobrothers.html The Two Brothers]]'', one brother, having rescued a princess from the dragon and married her, goes hunting and is lured into danger by a deer.

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* In TheBrothersGrimm's Creator/TheBrothersGrimm's ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/60twobrothers.html The Two Brothers]]'', one brother, having rescued a princess from the dragon and married her, goes hunting and is lured into danger by a deer.
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* In the anime version of ''FushigiYuugi'', Miaka follows a vision of [[TheFourGods Suzaku]] that leads her to the book. (In the manga, she finds it by chance when chasing not a phoenix but an errant pencil.)

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* In the anime version of ''FushigiYuugi'', ''Anime/FushigiYuugi'', Miaka follows a vision of [[TheFourGods Suzaku]] that leads her to the book. (In the manga, she finds it by chance when chasing not a phoenix but an errant pencil.)
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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has a white loth-cat serving this purpose. Ezra sees it in his [[DreamingOfThingsToCome dreams of his parents]] and chases it before waking up. Once he arrives back on his homeworld, he finds the same cat in the flesh and follows it to the man who knows his parents' fate.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has a white loth-cat serving this purpose. Ezra sees it in his [[DreamingOfThingsToCome dreams of his parents]] and chases it before waking up. Once he arrives back on his homeworld, he finds the same cat in the flesh and follows it to the man who knows his parents' fate. It has a recurring role in season 4 [[spoiler:and turns out to be a manifestation of the Force, guiding Ezra when he needs it.]]
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* In TheBrotherGrimms' ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/60twobrothers.html The Two Brothers]]'', one brother, having rescued a princess from the dragon and married her, goes hunting and is lured into danger by a deer.

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* In TheBrotherGrimms' TheBrothersGrimm's ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/60twobrothers.html The Two Brothers]]'', one brother, having rescued a princess from the dragon and married her, goes hunting and is lured into danger by a deer.
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* In Creator/DevonMonk's Literature/AllieBeckstrom novel ''Magic in the Blood'', Allie alludes to it, calling her guide a white rabbit.

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* In Creator/DevonMonk's Literature/AllieBeckstrom novel ''Magic in the Blood'', ''Literature/MagicInTheBlood'', Allie alludes to it, calling her guide a white rabbit.
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* In the film version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', The Other Mother first draws Coraline to the Other World by sending a rat-disguised-as-a-mouse into Coraline's real world bedroom to get her attention.
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* ''Film/TheSecretGarden'' had this with the children following a bird.

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* ''Film/TheSecretGarden'' ''Film/{{The Secret Garden|1993}}'' had this with the children following a bird.
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* Happens literally in the Sir Peter arc of ''RuleOfRose'', where you must find and return the titular pet to the Aristocrat Club. [[spoiler:Poor creature won't survive the chapter, but his death parallels closely to another one that takes place much later in the storyline, with some unfunny irony.]]

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* Happens literally in the Sir Peter arc of ''RuleOfRose'', ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'', where you must find and return the titular pet to the Aristocrat Club. [[spoiler:Poor creature won't survive the chapter, but his death parallels closely to another one that takes place much later in the storyline, with some unfunny irony.]]
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* In Creator/PeterSBeagle's ''Tamsin'', Jenny's cat leads her to the ghosts and kicks off the plot.

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* In Creator/PeterSBeagle's ''Tamsin'', ''Literature/{{Tamsin}}'', Jenny's cat leads her to the ghosts and kicks off the plot.
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* In ''Discworld/SoulMusic'' the White Rabbit is a skeletal rat. Susan {{lampshades}} the trope, reflecting that following it is the sort of silly thing done by sad, wet girls who find themselves in ridiculous magical lands and say "My goodness me!" She then follows it anyway, in the hope that if she ''does'' find herself in a ridiculous magical land, she can get it properly organised and sensible.
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* The Lascaux Cave paintings were first discovered by four teenagers following their dog into the caverns.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has a white loth-cat serving this purpose. Ezra sees it in his [[DreamingOfThingsToCome dreams of his parents]] and chases it before waking up. Once he arrives back on his homeworld, he finds the same cat in the flesh and follows it to the man who knows his parents' fate.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': in "Lisa's Wedding", Lisa is chasing an esquilax (a horse with the head of a rabbit, and the body of a rabbit) when she finds the fortune teller's tent.

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"Lisa's Wedding", Lisa is chasing an esquilax (a horse with the head of a rabbit, and the body of a rabbit) when she finds the fortune teller's tent.tent.
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E9MayoredToTheMob Mayored to the Mob]]", Homer follow a white rat that stole his tidbit and is shocked to find himself in a room where they milk rats.
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* SixFeetUnder has an episode in Season 4 where Nate follows a dog because he believes it to be [[spoiler: his recently-deceased wife, Lisa]]. As with the rest of the show, the whole thing is laced with MagicRealism and left to MaybeMagicMaybeMundane.

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* SixFeetUnder ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' has an episode in Season 4 where Nate follows a dog because he believes it to be [[spoiler: his recently-deceased wife, Lisa]]. As with the rest of the show, the whole thing is laced with MagicRealism and left to MaybeMagicMaybeMundane.
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* ''Literature/TheSecretGarden'': By following a robin, Mary finds the key to the secret garden.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'': In the fourth season, Korra is particularly dispirited after being chased by hallucinations of her SuperpoweredEvilSide. She sees a small furry white creature and chases it into the swamp where she meets [[spoiler:Toph Beifong]].
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* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', downplayed in "Pastoral." Camilla is playing with kittens when one runs off -- no farther than reasonable, but in following it, she finds the final piece of knowledge that makes her decide something.
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