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* ''[[The Hobbit]]'' has Gandalf give this advice. Inverted in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', however, when Gandalf tells Frodo and Sam to stay ''off'' the roads and meet up with the Nazgul as a result of Merry and Pippin not following the rule. |
* ''[[The Hobbit]]'' has Gandalf give this advice. Inverted in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', however, when Gandalf tells Frodo and Sam to stay ''off'' the roads and meet up with the Nazgul as a result of Merry and Pippin not following the rule. |
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* The original "[[Little Red Riding Hood]]" has the heroine's mother tell her not to stray from the path for any reason. She is lured off the path by the wolf. |
* The original "[[Little Red Riding Hood]]" has the heroine's mother tell her not to stray from the path for any reason. She is lured off the path by the wolf. |
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* ''[[Stardust (novel)|Stardust]]'': [[Neil Gaiman]] is a fan of this trope. Anyone who strays from the path through the Serewood will fall victim to murderous plants. This trope also shows up in ''[[The Books of Magic]]'', during the journey through Fairyland. And in ''[[ |
* ''[[Stardust (novel)|Stardust]]'': [[Neil Gaiman]] is a fan of this trope. Anyone who strays from the path through the Serewood will fall victim to murderous plants. This trope also shows up in ''[[The Books of Magic]]'', during the journey through Fairyland. And in ''[[The Sandman]]'', Morpheus warns his guests that he will summon each in turn, and when they are summoned they are to follow the path and not stray from it. If they do, then Morpheus cannot guarantee their safety. One of the guests strays from the path, and ends up creating his personal nemesis... |
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* [[Ray Bradbury]]'s ''[[A Sound of Thunder]]'' justifies this trope: leaving the path while on a hunting trip in the past could lead to [[Temporal Mutability]] problems a la [[Butterfly of Doom]]. A character messes up, leaves the path and steps on a butterfly. Dystopia ensues. |
* [[Ray Bradbury]]'s ''[[A Sound of Thunder]]'' justifies this trope: leaving the path while on a hunting trip in the past could lead to [[Temporal Mutability]] problems a la [[Butterfly of Doom]]. A character messes up, leaves the path and steps on a butterfly. Dystopia ensues. |
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone]]'', Hagrid warns Harry not to leave the path in the Forbidden Forest. |
* In ''[[Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone]]'', Hagrid warns Harry not to leave the path in the Forbidden Forest. |
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