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** She does it repeatedly to her protege Tiffany Aching in the latter's series of novels, starting as early as ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'' and accelerating the pace in ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'', the latter quarter of which is basically just one big test of Tiffany by Granny. Tiffany learns very quickly that learning from Granny Weatherwax means to be tested ''all the time''.
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* Subverted in ''Literature/ImInLoveWithTheVillainess''. Rae tricks Prince Thane into joining in a round of The King Game by telling him it's a test of one's worthiness to be king, but when Rae as the King orders Thane and Claire to kiss, Thane cottons on that the game has nothing to do with actual royalty. Rae manages to save face by ''claiming'' that the game's true purpose was to see if he would figure that out and refuse an "unreasonable" order, but privately she admits the whole thing was just an excuse to [[ShipperOnDeck try and push Thane and Claire closer together]].
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* A rare example of one for someone who is ''not'' a main character occurs in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. While recuperating from the journey through Moria while in Lothlórien, Frodo freely offers the One Ring to Galadriel. For a moment, Galadriel is sorely tempted, musing how Frodo would put a Dark ''Queen'' in power over a Dark Lord. However in the end she refuses the Ring, and in doing so accepting that destroying it means the power of the Three will fail, and with it everything the Elves had built with them, dooming all she had attempted to preserve to eventually fade. Galadriel immediately notes that she passes the test: She was one of the last of the Noldor who led the rebellion against the Valar and departed for Middle-earth, in her case desiring power of her own. After the War of Wrath ended the First Age she was barred from sailing into the West. Her refusal of the One Ring earned her the right to return to Valinor.
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* A rare example of one for someone who is ''not'' a main character occurs in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. While recuperating from the journey through Moria while in Lothlórien, Frodo freely offers the One Ring to Galadriel. For a moment, Galadriel is sorely tempted, musing how Frodo would put a Dark ''Queen'' in power over a Dark Lord. However in the end she refuses the Ring, and in doing so accepting that destroying it means the power of the Three will fail, and with it everything the Elves had built with them, dooming all she had attempted to preserve to eventually fade. Galadriel immediately notes that she passes the test: She was one of the last of the Noldor who led the rebellion against the Valar and departed for Middle-earth, in her case desiring power of her own. After the War of Wrath ended the First Age she was barred from sailing into the West. Her refusal of the One Ring earned her the right to return to Valinor.
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* The light novel ''FFF-Rank Trashero'' grades heroes on how they did defeating the Demon King, with one of the metrics literally being "character". Fail and you have to do the adventure all over again from the beginning.
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* The ''Franchise/BattleTechExpandedUniverse'' novel ''Wolf Pack'' reveals that (prior to his widespread fame and instant recognizability) Jaime Wolf would play a 'game' where he, along with the other four colonels running the Dragoon's regiments, would hold an informal reception for important guests such as planetary governors and liaison officers. All of the Dragoons would wear Colonel marks and say nothing; the challenge was for the guest to correctly identify and address the true Colonel Wolf. The obvious challenge was to see if the guest had read enough of the (anonymous and image-censored) unit history dossier to correctly identify which Colonel was Wolf. The unspoken test was in how ''confident'' the guest was in making the assumption. A wrong assumption confidently made meant the Dragoons took the guesser for a schmuck, someone who would be easy to manipulate and keep off-guard, while a wrong assumption made hesitantly was forgiven but no further respect would be extended. A correct guess made meekly was also forgiven, and the guesser might be handled more gently. A correct guess made confidently, though, would cause Wolf and his Dragoons to treat the guesser with both great respect and great wariness.
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** In ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', the aspiring Space Patrol candidate is given a test where he must drop beans into a small bottle at his feet -- with his eyes closed. He's disappointed that he only managed to get one bean, where others had many more. Afterwards, the examiner heavily implies that what they're actually testing is trustworthiness; only the cadets that kept their eyes closed pass. The hero's roommate thinks it's actually a [[HiddenPurposeTest secret test of]] ''[[HiddenPurposeTest intelligence]]'', to weed out the cadets who don't figure out that getting a good score would be proof that you cheated; he trusts that there'll be other tests to weed out the dull-but-honest candidates. Possibly both interpretations are correct -- cheating in such an obvious manner doesn't say much for one's ethics ''or'' intelligence.
** In ''Literature/StarmanJones'', the eponymous character is working on a spaceship in the cargo bay. Ships are run by guilds with very strict entrance rules, so Jones had to use fake paperwork to get on board. When he's being considered for a promotion, he's called to a superior's office. The man has read over his file, which is full of fake posts Jones had supposedly served on before. He asks Jones if it's an accurate accounting. Jones, deciding he's sunk anyway, admits that the whole thing is a pack of lies. The superior informs Jones that he knew that the whole time, and if Jones had tried to lie, he would have thrown him in the brig.
** In ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', the aspiring Space Patrol candidate is given a test where he must drop beans into a small bottle at his feet -- with his eyes closed. He's disappointed that he only managed to get one bean, where others had many more. Afterwards, the examiner heavily implies that what they're actually testing is trustworthiness; only the cadets that kept their eyes closed pass. The hero's roommate thinks it's actually a [[HiddenPurposeTest secret test of]] ''[[HiddenPurposeTest intelligence]]'', to weed out the cadets who don't figure out that getting a good score would be proof that you cheated; he trusts that there'll be other tests to weed out the dull-but-honest candidates. Possibly both interpretations are correct -- cheating in such an obvious manner doesn't say much for one's ethics ''or'' intelligence.
** In ''Literature/StarmanJones'', the eponymous character is working on a spaceship in the cargo bay. Ships are run by guilds with very strict entrance rules, so Jones had to use fake paperwork to get on board. When he's being considered for a promotion, he's called to a superior's office. The man has read over his file, which is full of fake posts Jones had supposedly served on before. He asks Jones if it's an accurate accounting. Jones, deciding he's sunk anyway, admits that the whole thing is a pack of lies. The superior informs Jones that he knew that the whole time, and if Jones had tried to lie, he would have thrown him in the brig.
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* ''Literature/OddlyEnough'': In "Herbert Hutchison in the Underworld", Herbert is given a box at the entrance to Hell, to be delivered to an unidentified someone, and told not to open it. The box turns out to be a test, which he fails miserably -- by opening all three layers, he's now damned to Hell, whereas if he'd left that last layer unopened, he could have gone to Heaven, no matter how bad he was in life.
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** In ''Dante'' by Guy Haley, Dante's second-to-last test as a Blood Angels Aspirant involves being forced to [[FightingYourFriend battle to the death against his fellow Aspirant and friend Florian]]. While Dante beats Florian, he refuses to kill him even when the Angels goad and threaten him. The Chaplain overseeing the trial promptly declares that Dante has passed, and reveals the truth: the test is patterned after [[TheParagon Sanguinius']] actions on the ''Vengeful Spirit'' [[Literature/HorusHeresy thousands of years ago]], with all true Blood Angels doing as Sanguinius did - staying loyal to his friends even when tempted with tremendous power, threatened with death, or told to do so by a superior.
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[[SecretTestOfCharacter Secret Tests of Character]] in literature.
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* There is a story where the final road test to get a driver's license takes place in an elaborate simulation. During the test, no matter how well the student drives, even if he makes no mistakes, something ''will'' go wrong and he ''will'' kill his family. If he passes the test in terms of skill, he's offered his license after exiting the simulation. Accepting the license bars him from driving forever. The [[FridgeLogic problems]] with this should be fairly obvious.
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** In ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', the aspiring Space Patrol candidate is given a test where he must drop beans into a small bottle at his feet -- with his eyes closed. He's disappointed that he only managed to get one bean, where others had many more. Afterwards, the examiner heavily implies that what they're actually testing is trustworthiness; only the cadets that kept their eyes closed pass. The hero's roommate thinks it's actually a [[HiddenPurposeTest secret test of]] ''[[HiddenPurposeTest intelligence]]'', to weed out the cadets who don't figure out that getting a good score would be proof that you cheated; he trusts that there'll be other tests to weed out the dull-but-honest candidates. Possibly both interpretations are correct -- cheating in such an obvious manner doesn't say much for one's ethics ''or'' intelligence.
** In ''Literature/StarmanJones'', the eponymous character is working on a spaceship in the cargo bay. Ships are run by guilds with very strict entrance rules, so Jones had to use fake paperwork to get on board. When he's being considered for a promotion, he's called to a superior's office. The man has read over his file, which is full of fake posts Jones had supposedly served on before. He asks Jones if it's an accurate accounting. Jones, deciding he's sunk anyway, admits that the whole thing is a pack of lies. The superior informs Jones that he knew that the whole time, and if Jones had tried to lie, he would have thrown him in the brig.
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* Creator/RobertAHeinlein:
** In ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', the aspiring Space Patrol candidate is given a test where he must drop beans into a small bottle at his feet -- with his eyes closed. He's disappointed that he only managed to get one bean, where others had many more. Afterwards, the examiner heavily implies that what they're actually testing is trustworthiness; only the cadets that kept their eyes closed pass. The hero's roommate thinks it's actually a [[HiddenPurposeTest secret test of]] ''[[HiddenPurposeTest intelligence]]'', to weed out the cadets who don't figure out that getting a good score would be proof that you cheated; he trusts that there'll be other tests to weed out the dull-but-honest candidates. Possibly both interpretations are correct -- cheating in such an obvious manner doesn't say much for one's ethics ''or'' intelligence.
** In ''Literature/StarmanJones'', the eponymous character is working on a spaceship in the cargo bay. Ships are run by guilds with very strict entrance rules, so Jones had to use fake paperwork to get on board. When he's being considered for a promotion, he's called to a superior's office. The man has read over his file, which is full of fake posts Jones had supposedly served on before. He asks Jones if it's an accurate accounting. Jones, deciding he's sunk anyway, admits that the whole thing is a pack of lies. The superior informs Jones that he knew that the whole time, and if Jones had tried to lie, he would have thrown him in the brig.
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* Creator/RobertAHeinlein:
** In ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', the aspiring Space Patrol candidate is given a test where he must drop beans into a small bottle at his feet -- with his eyes closed. He's disappointed that he only managed to get one bean, where others had many more. Afterwards, the examiner heavily implies that what they're actually testing is trustworthiness; only the cadets that kept their eyes closed pass. The hero's roommate thinks it's actually a [[HiddenPurposeTest secret test of]] ''[[HiddenPurposeTest intelligence]]'', to weed out the cadets who don't figure out that getting a good score would be proof that you cheated; he trusts that there'll be other tests to weed out the dull-but-honest candidates. Possibly both interpretations are correct -- cheating in such an obvious manner doesn't say much for one's ethics ''or'' intelligence.
** In ''Literature/StarmanJones'', the eponymous character is working on a spaceship in the cargo bay. Ships are run by guilds with very strict entrance rules, so Jones had to use fake paperwork to get on board. When he's being considered for a promotion, he's called to a superior's office. The man has read over his file, which is full of fake posts Jones had supposedly served on before. He asks Jones if it's an accurate accounting. Jones, deciding he's sunk anyway, admits that the whole thing is a pack of lies. The superior informs Jones that he knew that the whole time, and if Jones had tried to lie, he would have thrown him in the brig.
** In ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', the aspiring Space Patrol candidate is given a test where he must drop beans into a small bottle at his feet -- with his eyes closed. He's disappointed that he only managed to get one bean, where others had many more. Afterwards, the examiner heavily implies that what they're actually testing is trustworthiness; only the cadets that kept their eyes closed pass. The hero's roommate thinks it's actually a [[HiddenPurposeTest secret test of]] ''[[HiddenPurposeTest intelligence]]'', to weed out the cadets who don't figure out that getting a good score would be proof that you cheated; he trusts that there'll be other tests to weed out the dull-but-honest candidates. Possibly both interpretations are correct -- cheating in such an obvious manner doesn't say much for one's ethics ''or'' intelligence.
** In ''Literature/StarmanJones'', the eponymous character is working on a spaceship in the cargo bay. Ships are run by guilds with very strict entrance rules, so Jones had to use fake paperwork to get on board. When he's being considered for a promotion, he's called to a superior's office. The man has read over his file, which is full of fake posts Jones had supposedly served on before. He asks Jones if it's an accurate accounting. Jones, deciding he's sunk anyway, admits that the whole thing is a pack of lies. The superior informs Jones that he knew that the whole time, and if Jones had tried to lie, he would have thrown him in the brig.
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* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': In ''Literature/{{Oathbringer}}'', prospective members of the Skybreaker order are given a test to kill or capture the criminals from a fortuitous jailbreak, and doing so will still pass the test. However they're very impressed when [[spoiler:Szeth]] realizes the ''best'' answer is to execute the corrupt warden who pocketed the money that was meant to go to securing the prison and feeding the prisoners. His commanding officer says that his was the first execution order they'd secured, so probably if no one had realized they would have explained this and executed him to demonstrate the lesson.
** Earlier in ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'', Zahel is asked to train Bridge Four. The first thing he does is order them to run a certain number of laps around the camp before he gets bored. Kaladin immediately lines everyone up to run, but Zahel stops him. He doesn't care how good his students are when they start; what's important is that they do as they're told, no matter how menial the chore. Too many noble brats fail this test.
** Subverted in Skar's backstory. Skar wanted to join the elite Blackcaps, and they told him that they'd let him join if he could acquire their equipment. Since Skar was a poor laborer who couldn't afford to buy armor, he thought they were testing his determination, and stole the equipment from the quartermaster. Unimpressed, they sold him into slavery.
** Earlier in ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'', Zahel is asked to train Bridge Four. The first thing he does is order them to run a certain number of laps around the camp before he gets bored. Kaladin immediately lines everyone up to run, but Zahel stops him. He doesn't care how good his students are when they start; what's important is that they do as they're told, no matter how menial the chore. Too many noble brats fail this test.
** Subverted in Skar's backstory. Skar wanted to join the elite Blackcaps, and they told him that they'd let him join if he could acquire their equipment. Since Skar was a poor laborer who couldn't afford to buy armor, he thought they were testing his determination, and stole the equipment from the quartermaster. Unimpressed, they sold him into slavery.
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** ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'': When Zahel is asked to train Bridge Four, the first thing he does is order them to run a certain number of laps around the camp before he gets bored. Kaladin immediately lines everyone up to run, but Zahel stops him. He doesn't care how good his students are when they start; what's important is that they do as they're told, no matter how menial the chore. Too many noble brats fail this test.
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*** Prospective members of the Skybreaker order are given a test to kill or capture the criminals from a fortuitous jailbreak, and doing so will still pass the test. However they're very impressed when [[spoiler:Szeth]] realizes the ''best'' answer is to execute the corrupt warden who pocketed the money that was meant to go to securing the prison and feeding the prisoners. His commanding officer says that his was the first execution order they'd secured, so probably if no one had realized they would have explained this and executed him to demonstrate the lesson.
** Earlier in ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'', Zahel is asked to train Bridge Four. The first thing he does is order them to run a certain number of laps around the camp before he gets bored. Kaladin immediately lines everyone up to run, but Zahel stops him. He doesn't care how good his students are when they start; what's important is that they do as they're told, no matter how menial the chore. Too many noble brats fail this test.
***** Subverted in Skar's backstory. Skar wanted to join the elite Blackcaps, and they told him that they'd let him join if he could acquire their equipment. Since Skar was a poor laborer who couldn't afford to buy armor, he thought they were testing his determination, and stole the equipment from the quartermaster. Unimpressed, they sold him into slavery.
** ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'': When Zahel is asked to train Bridge Four, the first thing he does is order them to run a certain number of laps around the camp before he gets bored. Kaladin immediately lines everyone up to run, but Zahel stops him. He doesn't care how good his students are when they start; what's important is that they do as they're told, no matter how menial the chore. Too many noble brats fail this test.
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*** Prospective members of the Skybreaker order are given a test to kill or capture the criminals from a fortuitous jailbreak, and doing so will still pass the test. However they're very impressed when [[spoiler:Szeth]] realizes the ''best'' answer is to execute the corrupt warden who pocketed the money that was meant to go to securing the prison and feeding the prisoners. His commanding officer says that his was the first execution order they'd secured, so probably if no one had realized they would have explained this and executed him to demonstrate the lesson.
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* In ''The Screaming Staircase'' from ''Literature/LockwoodAndCo'', when Lucy comes in to be interviewed for Lockwood & Co., the first test she's given is that she's presented with an ordinary object and asked what she can sense from it. After several minutes, she is forced to admit that she can sense nothing and is told that it's just George's toothbrushing cup. At first she tries to leave, thinking she's being made fun of. However, Lockwood explains that many of the previous applicants had made up all sorts of cock-and-bull stories such that if you believed what they said, it was the most haunted cup in Britain.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is turned into a human by the fairy queen and sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning to take care of her wand or she can never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her after remembering how kind the baker has been to her. The next morning, her wings are back and her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving again.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is turned into a human by the fairy queen and sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning to take care of her wand or she can will never be able to return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her after remembering how kind the baker has been to her. The next morning, her wings are back and her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving again.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is turned into a human by the fairy queen and sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning to take care of her wand or she will never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her after remembering how kind the baker has been to her. The next morning, her wings are back and her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving again.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is turned into a human by the fairy queen and sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning to take care of her wand or she will can never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her after remembering how kind the baker has been to her. The next morning, her wings are back and her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving again.
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** In ''Literature/{{Maskerade}}'' she asks several people what the first thing they would take out of a burning house is, to test their character. [[TheSocialExpert Nanny Ogg]] answers that she'd rescue her [[KillerRabbit cat]] -- to appear kindly, since he should easily escape himself. [[OnlySaneEmployee Salzella]], who is [[MockMillionaire being very polite]], says "what would you like me to?" [[AmbiguousDisorder Walter Plinge]], who is asked the question when he's suspected of being the villain, responds [[spoiler:[[CuttingTheKnot that he'd remove the fire]]]].
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** In ''Literature/{{Maskerade}}'' she asks several people what the first thing they would take out of a burning house is, to test their character. [[TheSocialExpert Nanny Ogg]] answers that she'd rescue her [[KillerRabbit cat]] -- to appear kindly, since he should easily escape himself. [[OnlySaneEmployee Salzella]], who is [[MockMillionaire being very polite]], says "what would you like me to?" [[AmbiguousDisorder Walter Plinge]], Plinge, who is asked the question when he's suspected of being the villain, responds [[spoiler:[[CuttingTheKnot that he'd remove the fire]]]].
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* ''LightNovel/ThereWasNoSecretEvilFightingOrganization'' has an unintentional example. Sago, who has never tried [[SuperEmpowering transferring his esper superpower]] before, offers Kaburagi the opportunity to be the first recipient of the gift. [[JumpedAtTheCall Because Kaburagi has dreamed of having magic her whole life, she eagerly accepts.]] Sago begins the transferral -- and then collapses on the floor screaming. He has realized just how painful ripping off one's own telekimuscle is. Then he attempts the process again, but Kaburagi stops him. She tells him that she cares about his wellbeing more than getting power for herself. Touched by her compassion, Sago pushes through the pain -- making her the second esper in the world.
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* ''Literature/IntoTheBrokenLands'': Lord Ryan realizes that the Lord Protector sent Lyelee, one of his potential successors, on the expedition to the titular DeathWorld in part to test whether Lyelee's arrogance and LackOfEmpathy would get the better of her when faced with the lure of power. [[spoiler:She fails catastrophically.]]
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* ''Literature/MoongobbleAndMe'': Fazwad the Mighty, who's been pretty nasty to Moongobble because of his ineptness and has been purposely being hard on him since the series' start, is revealed in the climax of book 3 to have been faking it the entire time as a test of Moongobble's heart, to see how he would react to someone being mean to him. As Moongobble has never once been mean or nasty back, he's passed, which leads to him being accepted into the Society of Magicians.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is turned into a human by the fairy queen and sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning to take care of her wand or she will never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her anyway. The next morning, her wings are back and her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving again.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is turned into a human by the fairy queen and sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning to take care of her wand or she will never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her anyway.after remembering how kind the baker has been to her. The next morning, her wings are back and her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving again.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning by the fairy queen to take care of her wand or she will never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her anyway. The next morning, her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving of it again.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is turned into a human by the fairy queen and sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning by the fairy queen to take care of her wand or she will never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her anyway. The next morning, her wings are back and her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving of it again.
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* In the children's story ''Everella's Wand'', Everella is a fairy whose wand stops working when she uses it only for selfish purposes like making herself jewelry and dresses. She is sent to work for a baker named Dame Malkins as penance, with a warning by the fairy queen to take care of her wand or she will never return to the fairy hill. After Everella has worked as a baker for some time, one day Dame Malkins can't get out of bed and needs a stick to lean on. Everella is afraid that Dame Malkins will accidentally break her wand if she uses it as a cane, but lends it to her anyway. The next morning, her wand has regained its magic as she has proven herself deserving of it again.
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* In the children's picture book ''The Empty Pot'', the childless Emperor of China summons all the children in the land to his palace and gives them each a flower seed, and proclaims that whoever grows the most beautiful flowers in a year's time will succeed him as the next Emperor. A little boy named Ping dutifully waters and cares for his seed, but nothing grows from it. He sadly brings his empty pot to the palace, while all the other children bring pots full of lovely flowers. [[spoiler:The Emperor reveals that the seeds had all been cooked, so nothing could have grown from them. For being the only one honest enough to bring an empty pot, Ping becomes the Emperor's successor.]]
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* In the children's picture book ''The Empty Pot'', the childless Emperor of China summons all the children in the land to his palace and palace, gives them each a flower seed, and proclaims that whoever grows the most beautiful flowers in a year's time will succeed him as the next Emperor. A little boy named Ping dutifully waters and cares for his seed, but nothing grows from it. He sadly brings his empty pot to the palace, while all the other children bring pots full of lovely flowers. [[spoiler:The Emperor reveals that the seeds had all been cooked, so nothing could have grown from them. For being the only one honest enough to bring an empty pot, Ping becomes the Emperor's successor.]]
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* In the children's picture book ''The Empty Pot'', the childless Emperor of China summons all the children in the land to his palace and gives them each a flower seed, and proclaims that whoever grows the most beautiful flowers in a year's time will succeed him as the next Emperor. A little boy named Ping dutifully waters and cares for his seed, but nothing grows from it. He sadly brings his empty pot to the palace, while all the other children bring pots full of lovely flowers. [[spoiler:The Emperor reveals that the seeds had all been cooked, so nothing could have grown from them. For being the only one honest enough to bring an empty pot, Ping becomes the Emperor's successor.]]
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* In "Aunt Edith" by Gary Brandner, the titular HotWitch seduces her niece's boyfriends to test them for GoldDigger intentions. If they fail... well, it turns out a dildo with a guy's soul empowering it is a lot more pleasurable than a regular one.
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* In "Aunt Edith" by Gary Brandner, the titular HotWitch seduces her niece's boyfriends to test them for GoldDigger intentions. If they fail... well, it turns out a dildo with a guy's soul empowering it is a lot more pleasurable than a regular one.
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* In "Aunt Edith" by Gary Brandner, the titular HotWitch seduces her niece's boyfriends to test them for GoldDigger intentions. If they fail... well, it turns out a dildo with a guy's soul empowering it is a lot more pleasurable than a regular one.
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* In ''Literature/HoratioHornblower'' novel ''Hornblower and the Atropos'', Admiral Collingwood signals the ''Atropos'' to conduct a series of difficult maneuvers through the other ships in the squadron. Hornblower suspects that Collingwood is testing the abilities of his newest captain, which is borne out when Hornblower succeeds and Collingwood proceeds to treat him with respect and cordiality.
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* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': While traveling through the Vespers, Navi and her crew are ambushed with Navi getting drugged so she passes out. When she wakes up, a masked figure aligned with the Undying Empire asks her if she will join them or die. Navi responds with the Sun Queen's prayer and the wish that the Sun Queen would destroy the Empire. The masked figure is pleased by this, revealing themself to be Ysabet, the leader of the Vesper branch of Red Crown; the same woman that Navi and her crew were traveling to meet.
