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Added Heralds of Rhimn example to the literature folder, and alphabetically organized it.


* In ''Literature/AesopsFables'', after the City Mouse scorned his home as simple, Country Mouse visits him in the city. The cat makes him realize that home is {{Arcadia}}.



* Creator/VondaNMcIntyre's ''Literature/ThievesWorld'' short story "Looking for Satan". 4 naive Northerners encounter the rough and crude denizens of the city of Sanctuary. One local tries to hire a female party member as a prostitute, and another woman is almost raped and murdered when she goes out alone.

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* Creator/VondaNMcIntyre's ''Literature/ThievesWorld'' short story "Looking for Satan". 4 naive Northerners encounter Beatrix Potter inverts the rough and crude denizens of trope. The Country Mouse goes to the city of Sanctuary. One local tries to hire a female party member as a prostitute, first and another woman is almost raped frightened off. But the City Mouse visits him after, and murdered when she goes out alone.is terrified by the weather and the prospect of being stepped on by a cow. Country is terrifying.



* In ''Literature/AesopsFables'', after the City Mouse scorned his home as simple, Country Mouse visits him in the city. The cat makes him realize that home is {{Arcadia}}.
* Beatrix Potter inverts the trope. The Country Mouse goes to the city first and is frightened off. But the City Mouse visits him after, and is terrified by the weather and the prospect of being stepped on by a cow. Country is terrifying.
* When Tailchaser from ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' visits Firsthome, the cat equivalent of a large city and the ancestral home of cats, he come across a lot of pushy felines.

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* In ''Literature/AesopsFables'', Downplayed in ''Literature/HeraldsOfRhimn''. Crislie gets singled out by an Irongardhe priest for some preaching and pickpocketed by Meparik almost immediately after entering Talimour, but doesn't notice the City Mouse scorned his home as simple, Country Mouse visits him in the city. The cat makes him realize latter until she's out shopping with Inkantik -- at which point she's annoyed that home is {{Arcadia}}.
* Beatrix Potter inverts the trope. The Country Mouse goes to the city first and is frightened off. But the City Mouse visits him after, and is terrified by the weather and the prospect of being stepped on by a cow. Country is terrifying.
* When Tailchaser from ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' visits Firsthome, the cat equivalent of a large city and the ancestral home of cats, he come across a lot of pushy felines.
Navaeli was right for warning her about pickpockets.


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* When Tailchaser from ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' visits Firsthome, the cat equivalent of a large city and the ancestral home of cats, he come across a lot of pushy felines.
* Creator/VondaNMcIntyre's ''Literature/ThievesWorld'' short story "Looking for Satan". Four naive Northerners encounter the rough and crude denizens of the city of Sanctuary. One local tries to hire a female party member as a prostitute, and another woman is almost raped and murdered when she goes out alone.
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* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'': Giselle is magically transported from her idyllic Fairytale world to the middle of New York City, still in her poofy white PrincessClassic dress. Almost immediately a hobo steals her tiara. We then get an extended scene of Giselle being pushed around, yelled at and freaking out at the terror of NYC rush hour.

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* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'': Giselle is magically transported from her idyllic Fairytale world to the middle of New York City, still in her poofy white PrincessClassic dress. Almost immediately a hobo steals her tiara. We then get an extended scene of Giselle being pushed around, yelled at and freaking out at the terror of NYC the evening Manhattan rush hour.
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linked to recap page, reworded accordingly


* This is essentially what happens with Lindsay arrives from Bozeman, Montana in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'''s, "Zoo York" in the sense of her plunging right into a gritty, dirty case involving a man found dead and mostly devoured in a tiger exhibit. Her assignment? Sifting thru dung for pieces of the body.

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* * ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': This is essentially what happens with when Lindsay arrives from Bozeman, Montana in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'''s, "Zoo York" "[[Recap/CSINYS02E03 Zoo York]]," in the sense of her plunging right into a gritty, dirty case involving a man found dead and mostly devoured in a tiger exhibit. Her assignment? Sifting thru dung for pieces of the body.
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* ''Literature/TheNightsDawnTrilogy''. When Louise Kavanagh and her sister first arrive on Earth, a criminal is shown incredulous at the offworlders' complete lack of attention to their surroundings. He deftly steals their luggage without them noticing, [[DisproportionateRetribution only to be murdered]] by the agents who are secretly protecting her. As various other criminals are discretely disposed of when they try robbing the couple, the cabal that secretly rules Earth exchange snarky comments over the high crime rate.

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* ''Literature/TheNightsDawnTrilogy''. When Louise Kavanagh and her sister first arrive on Earth, Earth a criminal is shown incredulous at the offworlders' complete lack of attention to their surroundings. He deftly steals their luggage without them noticing, noticing [[DisproportionateRetribution only to be murdered]] by the agents who are secretly protecting her. As various other several more criminals are discretely disposed of when they try robbing the couple, the cabal that secretly rules Earth exchange agents' superiors can't help exchanging snarky comments over the high crime rate.rate (despite the fact that they secretly rule Earth).

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