History Main / SculleryMaid

* In PatriciaAMcKillip's ''The Book of Atrix Wolfe'', Saro, after the magic had rendered her mute and dazed.

Even if she's basically been [[MadeASlave enslaved]] into such a position, the Scullery Maid will find some way to prevail. Contrast with {{Meido}}, MaidOfSexy, and NinjaMaid for less realistic interpretations of the role. For reference, the scullery is a small, hot, sweaty room behind the kitchen, where heavy, dirty, menial work, such as cleaning pots and pans, is carried out.

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* [[{{Discworld}} Nanny Ogg]] uses this as a highly successful infiltration technique. She's at home around people; knows their names, their family trees and everyone's maladies after about half an hour, and knows that nobody ever questions a little old lady being helpful, because it's a job you don't have to do and nobody cares if she doesn't get paid.
** [[{{Discworld/EqualRites}} Esk]] uses the classic SculleryMaid approach to infiltrate Unseen University, although her actual job is sweeping floors, not preparing food.

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* There is a class of {{fairy tale}}s, related to "Literature/{{Cinderella}}", in which a princess is forced to flee her homeland and hides out as a scullery maid in the royal castle of another kingdom (and then the prince of that kingdom holds a ball in order to meet eligible young women, and so on). The episode "Sapsorrow" of ''Series/TheStoryteller'' is adapted from one of these.

* JosephJacobs's [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/donkeyskin/stories/catskin.html Catskin]] as a RunawayFiancee

* [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/stories/katie.html Katie Woodencloak]]

* [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/stories/rashin.html Rashin Coatie]] after running away from home.
* [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/donkeyskin/stories/allfur.html All-Kinds-of-Fur]]

* [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/donkeyskin/stories/kingdaughter.html The King Who Wished Marry To His Daughter]]

* In ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/storycatherine.html Catherine and Her Fate]]'', Catherine, having chosen to be miserable in youth and happy in old age rather than the other way round, ends up as a SculleryMaid -- except that her Fate, being an AnthropomorphicPersonification, is always showing up and wrecking her position for seven years.

* There is a class of {{fairy tale}}s, related to "Literature/{{Cinderella}}", in which a princess is forced to flee her homeland and hides out as a scullery maid in the royal castle of another kingdom (and then the prince of that kingdom holds a ball in order to meet eligible young women, and so on). The episode "Sapsorrow" of ''Series/TheStoryteller'' is adapted from one of these.

* In ''{{Erstwhile}}'', both Maid Maleen and All-Furs get these jobs.

* There is a class of {{fairy tale}}s, related to {{Cinderella}}, in which a princess is forced to flee her homeland and hides out as a scullery maid in the royal castle of another kingdom (and then the prince of that kingdom holds a ball in order to meet eligible young women, and so on). The episode "Sapsorrow" of ''Series/TheStoryteller'' is adapted from one of these.

Even if she's basically been [[MadeASlave enslaved]] into such a position, the Scullery Maid will find some way to prevail. Contrast with {{Meido}}, MaidOfSexy, and NinjaMaid for less realistic interpretations of the role.

* [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/donkeyskin/stories/catskin.html Catskin]] as a RunawayFiancee

So she stayed there and washed|(B)(A)(B)(A)GAR(E)(E)(B)| the pots and scraped the saucepans and did all the dirty work.''

So she stayed there and washed the pots and scraped the saucepans and did all the dirty work.''

Even if she's basically been [[MadeASlave enslaved]] into such a position, the Scullery Maid will find some way to prevail. Contrast with MaidOfMoe, MaidOfSexy, and NinjaMaid for less realistic interpretations of the role.

If she's simply hiding out, believe me, no one suspects that TheChosenOne [[CinderellaCircumstances is sweating over boiling potatoes]]. And there's [[DancesAndBalls bound to be a ball, or three]].

Your less-developed fantasy worlds will contain no castle underlings save guards and kitchen staff. The guards lead a sad existence as RedShirts, but the latter option presents a marvelous opportunity for anyone willing to submit to [[CinderellaCircumstances a little drudgery]], if [[AlwaysFemale she]] can only get herself placed as a Scullery Maid.

* In David Eddings' [[TheBelgariad Belgariad]], powerful sorceress Polgara hides herself and the Chosen One as a cook for a rural farm and her nephew/scullery boy. This works [[spoiler:..sort of. Asharak apparently knew where Garion was the whole time, and they leave because Brill's found out where they are.]]

If she's in for infiltration, scullery maids (or any other menial help staff) are practically invisible. They don't get very much access to sensitive areas of the castle, it is true, but chances are someone will notice our heroine's talents and give her a promotion, or else that she'll have a knack for attracting ExactEavesdropping. If the infiltration has some sort of assassination in mind, kitchen staff have a perfect opportunity to poison people. If there's [[DancesAndBalls a ball]], [[RagsToRoyalty promotions can go quite high]].

If she's simply hiding out, believe me, no one suspects that TheChosenOne [[CinderellaCircumstances is sweating over boiling potatoes]].

Your less-developed fantasy worlds will contain no castle underlings save guards and kitchen staff. The guards lead a sad existence as RedShirts, but the latter option presents a marvelous opportunity for anyone willing to submit to a little drudgery, if [[AlwaysFemale she]] can only get herself placed as a Scullery Maid.

If she's in for infiltration, scullery maids (or any other menial help staff) are practically invisible. They don't get very much access to sensitive areas of the castle, it is true, but chances are someone will notice our heroine's talents and give her a promotion, or else that she'll have a knack for attracting ExactEavesdropping. If the infiltration has some sort of assassination in mind, kitchen staff have a perfect opportunity to poison people.

* In ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/storycatherine.html Catherine and Her Fate]]'', Catherine, having chosen to be miserable in youth and happy in old age rather than the other way round, ends up as a SculleryMaid -- except that her Fate, being an AnthromorphicPersonification, is always showing up and wrecking her position for seven years.

Even if she's basically been enslaved into such a position, the Scullery Maid will find some way to prevail. Contrast with MaidOfMoe, MaidOfSexy, and NinjaMaid for less realistic interpretations of the role.

* Everytime a beautiful princess gets punished, there's a 90% chance that she will be forced to become a scullery maid.

If she's simply hiding out, believe me, no one suspects that TheChosenOne is sweating over boiling potatoes.