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The 32nd ''[[Discworld]]'' book, the 3rd written for young adults, and 2nd in the Tiffany Aching series.
Time has rolled on and Tiffany Aching has grown older and cleverer, but perhaps not more sensible. As far as her parents are concerned, she is off to earn a little money and see a bit of the world as an assistant to a far more experienced lady, Miss Level. And that is one-hundred percent correct. She is also going to learn witchcraft.
In addition to the politics of witches to begin with, there's the continuing support of the Nac Mac Feegle, and a mysterious force known as a hiver which is drawn to Tiffany's power, and it'll take all the effort of the Feegles, all the cunning of Granny Weatherwax, and all of Tiffany's own strength, to outwit it...
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: ''When I am old, [[Discworld/I Shall Wear Midnight|I Shall Wear Midnight]].''
* [[Geas]]: Rob Anybody is put under a Geas by his wife Jeannie to protect Tiffany Aching. It becomes a [[Running Gag]] that Daft Wullie keeps thinking Rob means an actual goose. Of course as Sourcery points out, there are actual birds named geas on Discworld.
* [[I Have to Go Iron My Dog]]: When Roland comes to see Tiffany off, Miss Tick mentions seeing a very nice example of a...big stone.
* [[Like a Weasel]]: Petulia does this out of crippling shyness.
* [[Man in a Kilt]]: All the male Feegles.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Petulia performs her magical "pig trick" at the Witch Trials, but uses a sausage instead of a pig. In the fantasy film ''[[Willow]]'', {{spoiler|a stage-magic pig trick is performed using a ''baby'' instead of a pig}}.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Petulia Gristle, who can't seem to speak without an "um..." somewhere in her sentences. She's also so timid that she'll turn her opinions around in order to keep out of conflict with anyone. You could tell her the sky is green and she'd agree with you.
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