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''Another voice said, in far more ordinary tones, "Well, I can do next Tuesday."'' }}
The sixth novel in the ''[[Discworld]]'' series and the first to feature the three witches (Granny Weatherwax appeared earlier in ''[[
King Verence of Lancre is murdered by his scheming cousin Leonal Felmet at the insistance of Felmet's [[Lady Macbeth|ambitious and domineering wife]]. While Death informs Verence that he's due to become a ghost, a soldier loyal to the old king manages to get Verence's infant son and the royal crown of Lancre into the hands of a trio of witches: Magrat Garlick, a naive and romantic young [[Granola Girl]]; Gytha "Nanny" Ogg, a likeable and sociable matriarch who's smarter than she lets on; and Esmeralda "Granny" Weatherwax, the stern, [[Dark Is Not Evil|sinister, but ultimately benevolent]] witch among witches.
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As time passes, Felmet's rule stirs a growing amount of unrest in the kingdom, but Granny adamantly refuses to "meddle" in things... until a paranoid Felmet sets his sights on eliminating the perceived threat of Lancre's population of witches.
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* [[Animated Adaptation]]: [[Cosgrove Hall]] produced two six-episode animated TV series based on this book and ''[[
* [[Ax Crazy]]: "The duke's mind ticked like a clock, and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo."
* [[Blood on These Hands]]
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* [[Disney Villain Death]]: {{spoiler|Lord Felmet}}
* [[Died Happily Ever After]]: {{spoiler|Felmet seems pretty thrilled to spend eternity (or thereabouts) as a ghost. Go figure.}}
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: C.M.O.T. Dibbler is first introduced in ''[[
** In the [[Animated Adaptation]], C.M.O.T. Dibbler himself (or possibly his [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals|Lancrastian equivalent]]) actually does make a cameo appearance in this scene:
{{quote|'''Annoyed customer:''' Five copper pieces for a sausage in a bun?!
'''Dibbler:''' Well, there's the transport fuel, overhead, etcetera... I, I mean, I'm, [[Catch Phrase|I'm cuttin' me own throat!]] }}
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: Granny, while much evolved from her initial appearance in ''[[
* [[Expy]]: Hwel is [[William Shakespeare]].
** Many of the characters, in fact, are heavily based on Shakespearian characters.
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: The Fool is a lot smarter than he looks, and puts in some effort to stop people noticing. He still slips up occasionally:
{{quote|'What's a Zen?' [the cook] said.
The Fool's bells tinkled as he sorted through his cards. Without thinking, he said:
'Oh, a sub-sect of the Turnwise Klatch philosophical system of Sumtin, noted for its simple austerity and the offer of personal tranquillity and wholeness achieved through meditation and breathing techniques; an interesting aspect is the asking of apparently nonsensical questions in order to widen the doors of perception.'
'How's that again?' said the cook suspiciously.
The Fool hesitated with a card in his hand, suppressed his panic and thought quickly.
'I'faith, nuncle,' he squeaked, 'thou't more full of questions than a martlebury is of mizzensails.' The cook relaxed.
'Well, okay,' he said, not entirely satisfied.
The Fool lost the next three hands, just to be on the safe side. }}
* [[Offered the Crown]]: How {{spoiler|Verence}} becomes king. Though the witches made everyone else, including Verence, think he ''was'' a legitimate successor.
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* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: ''[[Macbeth]]'', obviously.
* [[Woodland Creatures]]: Collectively, they alert Granny to the crisis, and later give ''Lancre itself'' a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]. Yes, even the rabbits.
* [[You Got Spunk]]: Invoked with Magrat and a castle guard... right before she knocks him unconscious.
{{quote|"I like a girl with spirit," he said, incorrectly as it turned out.}}
* [[You Just Ruined the Shot]]: Granny repeatedly interrupts the play at the beginning (e.g. to accuse the murderer) based on her inability to distinguish it from reality. According to later books she will show up at every performance of any kind in Lancre from then on, just because she enjoys doing this.
** In later books it is also explained that it isn't because she doesn't understand fiction, but because she deeply dislikes it, and loves to bring out its inconsistencies and issues. All this because she knows that stories have real and serious power that she's bent to fight against.
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