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** During the Fables Crossover, at one point [[Paul Bunyan|Babe the Blue Ox]], who normally engages in non-sequitur flights of fancy, imagines himself to be an [[Expy]] of [[Peanuts|Snoopy]].

* [[Sibling Rivalry]]: Snow White and Rose Red. Most of the time played straight, for Rose cheated on Snow with her husband. {{spoiler|And in Animal Farm we are led to believe this is also part of the reason for Rose to side with the revolution, but later it is discovered she did it to save her sister's life.}}

* [[The Sociopath]]: While most villains in the series skirt this (the Adversary, Mr. Dark, [[Bluebeard]]), the clearest example is [[The Pied Piper of Hamelin|Max Piper]] in ''Peter and Max''. On the other side, under [[Heroic Sociopath]], Jack, Frau Totenkinder and the North Wind all have their moments.

* [[Stealth Pun]]: Animal Fables live on "The Farm" -- where do parents tell their kids their dead pets go when they die? Not to mention, a certain book by George Orwell...

* [[Tactful Translation]]: When the Arabian Fables come to Fanbletown, Sinbad can't speak English and Charming can't speak Arabic so King Cole has to be the mediator. Charming acts very direct and commanding, but King Cole's translations are much more gentle. He also does the opposite, translating Sinbad's politeness as direct commands to Charming.

* [[Take a Third Option]]: The North Wind swore an oath that no wild zephyrs would be allowed to live. When he discovers that Bigby and Snow sired one, he must either kill his grandson or have Bigby defeat him in a deathmatch. The first would irreparably damage his relationship with Snow and the grandkids (not to mention destroying what little relationship he has with his son), and the second is impossible as Bigby's not strong enough to beat his dad. {{spoiler|Instead, the North Wind commits suicide and takes Mister Dark with him. This ends Mister Dark's war against Fabletown and releases the North Wind from his oath.}}

* [[Theory of Narrative Causality]]: Played straight, inverted and subverted every which way. And then made a lot worse in ''Jack of Fables''.

* [[The Atoner]]: In his origin story it was revealed that Bigby used to [[I'm a Humanitarian|eat thousands of innocent people alive]] [[For the Evulz]], including children going by [[Little Red Riding Hood|Red Riding Hood]].