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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic is a collection of short stories by Leigh Bardugo, set in The Grishaverse. Each is a twisted fairy tale. It consists of the following stories: "Ayama and the Thorn Wood": A Zemeni folktale about a young girl named Ayama who is sent by the king to bargain with a dangerous beast. "The Too-Clever Fox": A Ravkan folktale about a cunning fox named Koja who tries to outsmart a hunter named Sofiya. "The Witch of Duva": A Ravkan folktale about a girl named Nadya with a mean step-mother who lives in a town where young girls mysteriously disappear. She eventually runs away from home and starts working together with a witch to find the person responsible. "Little Knife": A Ravkan folktale about a poor Tidemaker named Semyon who competes in an Engagement Challenge to win the hand of a beautiful girl named Yeva. "The Soldier Prince": A folktale from Kerch about a toy that comes to life. "When Water Sang Fire": A Fjerdan folktale about a mermaid named Ulla with a talent for singing who gets caught in the dangerous politics of the undersea royal family.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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Bittersweet Ending: A few are there: "The Witch of Durva": Nadya avenges the dead girls in her village, only to learn her father was the actual killer, and died thanks to her revenge spell. She returns to the witch's cottage to learn from her. "The Too-Clever Fox": Koja with the help of his friends is able to end the hunter's threat, but only after being betrayed and losing his friend the bear. Lula remains friends with him, and the animals grow wiser about trusting humans.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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Be Careful What You Wish For: Signy wanted to win her prince's heart. Ulla warned her that Rolfe is ambitious and would not love them unless they helped him become king. Thanks to Signy's actions, she marries her prince, but at the cost of Ulla's ability to change back to a mermaid, the kingdom, and the singing magic that she and Ulla once shared.
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Beware the Nice Ones: Lula in "The Too-Clever Fox" is considered a sweet nightingale. It's noted that even though she's a songbird, she has a beak, which she uses to blind Sofiya the Hunter to save Koja.
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