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* In the opening narration of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'''s first episode, [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines]] explains that he and [[Characters/GravityFallsMabelPines Mabel Pines]] are doing in the titular QuirkyTown; their parents thought they were spending too much time indoors, so they sent them to stay and help out at Grunkle Stan's Mystery Shack tourist trap in the middle of the woods.
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* In the opening narration of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'''s first episode, [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines]] explains that he and [[Characters/GravityFallsMabelPines Mabel Pines]] are doing in the titular QuirkyTown; their parents thought they were spending too much time indoors, so they sent them to stay and help out at [[Characters/GravityFallsGrunkleStan Grunkle Stan's]] Stan's Mystery Shack tourist trap in the middle of the woods.
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* ''Anime/BirdyTheMighty'': After everyone in her family/household is dead, to causes both related and unrelated to the plot, Sayaka is sent to work on a farm with relatives.
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* An issue of ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' deals with a city girl from the eponymous CityOfAdventure, which is crawling with superheroes; sent to spend the summer working on her uncle's farm out in the sticks, where there is a single hero for the entire county.
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* An issue of ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' deals with a city girl from the eponymous CityOfAdventure, which is crawling with superheroes; sent to spend the summer working on her uncle's farm out in the sticks, where there is a single hero for the entire county.
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* ''Series/GilmoreGirls:'' PlayedWith. Luke's nephew, Jess, is sent FromNewYorkToNowhere because he's been getting into trouble in the city and his mother can no longer handle him. Luke's terms are that he attends school and works in the diner that Luke runs and owns. Jess is reluctant to help in the diner, but this has less to do with his skills and more to due with his resentment towards the situation. Unusual for the trope, Jess's work ethic is fine. His living arrangement with Luke breaks down because he skips school to work a second job, to the point he can't graduate due to truancy. He refuses to retake the year, and Luke kicks him out.
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* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'': Michael is sent to live with his uncle Dan, Ellie's brother, beginning Tuesday 27 June 1991. Ellie grew up on a farm, so she believes her kids should have the same life experience. Michael is initially reluctant, but warms to the farm over the summer. Elizabeth is sent there beginning on Wednesday 17 July 1996. She starts out gloomy, but the place grows on her.
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* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'': Michael is sent to live with his uncle Dan, Ellie's brother, beginning Tuesday 27 June 1991. Ellie grew up on a farm, so she believes her kids should have the same life experience. Michael is initially reluctant, but warms to the farm over the summer. Elizabeth is sent there beginning on Wednesday 17 July 1996. She starts out gloomy, but the place grows on her.
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Parents send their kids to work for their [[CountryCousin relatives in the countryside countryside]] so they can learn responsibility, do work, and learn some discipline instead of sitting around all day in the city or {{suburbia}}. Also, maybe because the kid is the only one old enough or fit enough to send them to work.
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* ''Anime/{{Suzuka}}'': Yamato is sent to his aunt's girl's only dormitory where his duties involve cleaning the [[PublicBathhouseScene baths]]. His parent's sure weren't trying to ''punish'' him by sending him to work there.
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* ''Film/HorseSense'': Michael is a lazy, pretty 20-something LA guy with rich parents is asked to show his young cousin Tommy from Montana a good time. Michael ends up ditching Tommy at every opportunity, preferring to spend time with his girlfriend and her father rather than some relative he met once or twice. He also ends up rear-ending another car while pulling out of parking and accidentally leaving incorrect insurance information. At home, he lies to his dad that it was a hit-and-run. After Tommy goes back to his mother's ranch, Michael's parents learn the truth and, as punishment, send him to Montana help out on the ranch. Michael, who has never worked in his life, now has to get up early, shovel manure, and do lots of other dirty work, made more difficult by Tommy taking revenge and deliberately withholding information that would make the job easier (e.g. "you mean you didn't see the tractor right there?"). Michael eventually learns that his aunt is about to lose the ranch to the bank and uses what little he remembers from business class to convince the bank manager to give the ranch to his aunt as a land trust due to the wild mustangs living on the territory.
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* ''Film/HorseSense'': Michael is a lazy, pretty 20-something LA guy with rich parents who is asked to show his young cousin Tommy from Montana a good time. Michael ends up ditching Tommy at every opportunity, preferring to spend time with his girlfriend and her father rather than some relative he met once or twice. He also ends up rear-ending another car while pulling out of parking and accidentally leaving incorrect insurance information. At home, he lies to his dad that it was a hit-and-run. After Tommy goes back to his mother's ranch, Michael's parents learn the truth and, as punishment, send him to Montana to help out on the ranch. Michael, who has never worked in his life, now has to get up early, shovel manure, and do lots of other dirty work, made more difficult by Tommy taking revenge and deliberately withholding information that would make the job easier (e.g. "you mean you didn't see the tractor right there?"). Michael eventually learns that his aunt is about to lose the ranch to the bank and uses what little he remembers from business class to convince the bank manager to give the ranch to his aunt as a land trust due to the wild mustangs living on the territory.
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* ''Literature/TheYearOfTheRat'': Ryska is sent off to work for Vikiy, her stepfather's brother, in his farm.
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** Believe it or not, it came up a third time. When the family visits extended family members who own a ranch, Hank fantasizes about sending Bobby off to be a ranch-hand during the summer, with him coming back taller (and quieter) each fall.
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** Believe it or not, it came up a third time. When the family visits extended family members who own a ranch, Hank fantasizes about sending Bobby off to be a ranch-hand ranch hand during the summer, with him coming back taller (and quieter) each fall.
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Parents send their kids to work for their relatives in the countryside so they can learn responsibility, do work, and learn some discipline instead of sitting around all day in the city or {{suburbs}}. Also, maybe because the kid is the only one fit enough to send them to work.
This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories and it is a subtrope of TheCityVsTheCountry stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doing work or complain that there isn't any TV, games, or any other entertainment they are used to. But they are forced to work anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes at first. But, when they go through a HardWorkMontage, they get the hang of it and receive CharacterDevelopment.
This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories and it is a subtrope of TheCityVsTheCountry stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doing work or complain that there isn't any TV, games, or any other entertainment they are used to. But they are forced to work anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes at first. But, when they go through a HardWorkMontage, they get the hang of it and receive CharacterDevelopment.
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Parents send their kids to work for their relatives in the countryside so they can learn responsibility, do work, and learn some discipline instead of sitting around all day in the city or {{suburbs}}. {{suburbia}}. Also, maybe because the kid is the only one old enough or fit enough to send them to work.
This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories and it is a subtrope of TheCityVsTheCountry stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doing work or complain that there isn't any TV, games, or any other entertainment they are used to. But they are forced to work anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes atfirst.first, and their bumbling attempts to do rural work is often PlayedForLaughs. But, when they go through a HardWorkMontage, they get the hang of it and receive CharacterDevelopment.
This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories and it is a subtrope of TheCityVsTheCountry stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doing work or complain that there isn't any TV, games, or any other entertainment they are used to. But they are forced to work anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes at
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In other stories, a CountryMouse kid might have to be sent to the big city so that they can attend school there or learn about the world. They are sent there so they can work for the relative, and won't be a burden, when the rest of the family can't work or get enough money to support themselves. The child in this story tends not to have as many problems as the CityMouse. They also might actually look forward to being in the city. Although, sometimes the CountryMouse will be just as lazy and uncooperative as the typical CityMouse.
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In other stories, a CountryMouse kid might have to be sent to the big city so that they can attend school there or learn about the world.urban living. They are sent there so they can work for the relative, and won't be a burden, when the rest of the family can't work or get enough money to support themselves. The child in this story tends not to have as many problems as the CityMouse. They also might actually look forward to being in the city. Although, sometimes the CountryMouse will be just as lazy and uncooperative as the typical CityMouse.
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Parents send their kids to work for their relatives in the country so they can learn responsibility, do work, and learn some discipline instead of sitting around all day. Also, maybe because the kid is the only one fit enough to work to get more money.
This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doing it or complain that there isn't any TV, games, or any other entertainment they are used to. But they are eventually forced to work anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes at first. But, when they go through a HardWorkMontage, they get the hang of it and receive CharacterDevelopment.
The kids are usually sent to work on the relative's farm, ranch or some other business. The child is usually a CityMouse if the story is set in the country and may complain or try to get around going to the relative's place.
In other stories, a CountryMouse kid might have to be sent to the city so that they can have some education in a school there. They are sent there so they can work for the relative, and won't be a burden, when the rest of the family can't work or get enough money to support themselves. The child in this story tends not to have as many problems as the CityMouse. They also might actually look forward to being in the city. Although, sometimes the CountryMouse will be just as lazy and uncooperative as the typical CityMouse.
This is TruthInTelevision, as sometimes parents want the children to get work experience or earn money for the family since they are unable to.
This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doing it or complain that there isn't any TV, games, or any other entertainment they are used to. But they are eventually forced to work anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes at first. But, when they go through a HardWorkMontage, they get the hang of it and receive CharacterDevelopment.
The kids are usually sent to work on the relative's farm, ranch or some other business. The child is usually a CityMouse if the story is set in the country and may complain or try to get around going to the relative's place.
In other stories, a CountryMouse kid might have to be sent to the city so that they can have some education in a school there. They are sent there so they can work for the relative, and won't be a burden, when the rest of the family can't work or get enough money to support themselves. The child in this story tends not to have as many problems as the CityMouse. They also might actually look forward to being in the city. Although, sometimes the CountryMouse will be just as lazy and uncooperative as the typical CityMouse.
This is TruthInTelevision, as sometimes parents want the children to get work experience or earn money for the family since they are unable to.
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This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories and it is a subtrope of TheCityVsTheCountry stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doingit work or complain that there isn't any TV, games, or any other entertainment they are used to. But they are eventually forced to work anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes at first. But, when they go through a HardWorkMontage, they get the hang of it and receive CharacterDevelopment.
The kids are usually sent to work on the relative's farm, ranch or some other rural business. The child is usually a CityMouse if the story is set in the country and may complain or try to get around going to the relative's place.
In other stories, a CountryMouse kid might have to be sent to the big city so that they canhave some education in a attend school there.there or learn about the world. They are sent there so they can work for the relative, and won't be a burden, when the rest of the family can't work or get enough money to support themselves. The child in this story tends not to have as many problems as the CityMouse. They also might actually look forward to being in the city. Although, sometimes the CountryMouse will be just as lazy and uncooperative as the typical CityMouse.
This is TruthInTelevision, as sometimes parents want the children to get workexperience or experience, earn money for the family since they are unable to.
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This trope is common in ComingOfAge stories and it is a subtrope of TheCityVsTheCountry stories. In the first week, they will usually try to get out of doing
The kids are usually sent to work on the relative's farm, ranch or some other rural business. The child is usually a CityMouse if the story is set in the country and may complain or try to get around going to the relative's place.
In other stories, a CountryMouse kid might have to be sent to the big city so that they can
This is TruthInTelevision, as sometimes parents want the children to get work
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': A variation in the sequel trilogy. When he was 10 years old, Leia and Han were concerned enough about his mental state and inability to control his Force abilities that they sent him to train as a Jedi under his uncle. They hoped that Luke would be able to help him channel his abilities into something good and find some stability. Unfortunately, Ben felt [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] by his parents, which made it easier for [[TheCorrupter Snoke]] to [[FlawExploitation manipulate him]].
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': A variation in the sequel trilogy. When he Ben was 10 years old, Leia and Han were concerned enough about his mental state and inability to control his Force abilities that they sent him to train as a Jedi under his uncle. They hoped that Luke would be able to help him channel his abilities into something good and find some stability. Unfortunately, Ben felt [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] by his parents, which made it easier for [[TheCorrupter Snoke]] to [[FlawExploitation manipulate him]].
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* In the opening narration of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'''s first episode, Dipper explains that he and Mabel are doing in the titular TownOfAdventure; their parents thought they were spending too much time indoors, so they sent them to stay and help out at Grunkle Stan's Mystery Shack tourist trap.
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* In the opening narration of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'''s first episode, Dipper explains that he and Mabel are doing in the titular TownOfAdventure; QuirkyTown; their parents thought they were spending too much time indoors, so they sent them to stay and help out at Grunkle Stan's Mystery Shack tourist trap.trap in the middle of the woods.
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* ''Anime/{{Suzuka}}'': Yamato is sent to his aunt's girl's only dormitory where his duties involve cleaning the [[PublicBathhouseScene baths]]. His parent's sure weren't trying to ''punish'' him by sending him to work there.
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* In ''Manga/LoveHina'', Keitaro is more or less kicked out of his parents' house because they're tired of supporting him. He goes to stay at his grandmother's hot springs resort with no real intention of working. but quickly becomes the live-in manager since his grandmother has retired and his aunt who lives nearby has her hands full with her own restaurant.
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* In ''Manga/LoveHina'', ''Manga/LoveHina'': Keitaro is more or less kicked out of his parents' house because they're tired of supporting him. He goes to stay at his grandmother's hot springs resort with no real intention of working. but quickly becomes the live-in manager since his grandmother has retired and his aunt who lives nearby has her hands full with her own restaurant.
* ''Anime/{{Suzuka}}'': Yamato is sent to his aunt's girl's only dormitory where his duties involve cleaning the [[PublicBathhouseScene baths]]. His parent's sure weren't trying to ''punish'' him by sending him to work there.
* ''Anime/{{Suzuka}}'': Yamato is sent to his aunt's girl's only dormitory where his duties involve cleaning the [[PublicBathhouseScene baths]]. His parent's sure weren't trying to ''punish'' him by sending him to work there.
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* In the 2006 film ''Film/TheUltimateGift'', one of Jason's first "gifts" is the gift of hard work. He is sent to a ranch in the middle of nowhere, to work for a close friend of his grandfather's, until he understands the value of hard work.
* In ''Film/HorseSense'', Michael is a lazy, pretty 20-something LA guy with rich parents is asked to show his young cousin Tommy from Montana a good time. Michael ends up ditching Tommy at every opportunity, preferring to spend time with his girlfriend and her father rather than some relative he met once or twice. He also ends up rear-ending another car while pulling out of parking and accidentally leaving incorrect insurance information. At home, he lies to his dad that it was a hit-and-run. After Tommy goes back to his mother's ranch, Michael's parents learn the truth and, as punishment, send him to Montana help out on the ranch. Michael, who has never worked in his life, now has to get up early, shovel manure, and do lots of other dirty work, made more difficult by Tommy taking revenge and deliberately withholding information that would make the job easier (e.g. "you mean you didn't see the tractor right there?"). Michael eventually learns that his aunt is about to lose the ranch to the bank and uses what little he remembers from business class to convince the bank manager to give the ranch to his aunt as a land trust due to the wild mustangs living on the territory.
* In the 2006 film ''Film/TheUltimateGift'', one of Jason's first "gifts" is the gift of hard work. He is sent to a ranch in the middle of nowhere, to work for a close friend of his grandfather's, until he understands the value of hard work.
* In ''Film/HorseSense'', Michael is a lazy, pretty 20-something LA guy with rich parents is asked to show his young cousin Tommy from Montana a good time. Michael ends up ditching Tommy at every opportunity, preferring to spend time with his girlfriend and her father rather than some relative he met once or twice. He also ends up rear-ending another car while pulling out of parking and accidentally leaving incorrect insurance information. At home, he lies to his dad that it was a hit-and-run. After Tommy goes back to his mother's ranch, Michael's parents learn the truth and, as punishment, send him to Montana help out on the ranch. Michael, who has never worked in his life, now has to get up early, shovel manure, and do lots of other dirty work, made more difficult by Tommy taking revenge and deliberately withholding information that would make the job easier (e.g. "you mean you didn't see the tractor right there?"). Michael eventually learns that his aunt is about to lose the ranch to the bank and uses what little he remembers from business class to convince the bank manager to give the ranch to his aunt as a land trust due to the wild mustangs living on the territory.
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*In ''Film/BabesInArms'' (based on the 2006 film ''Film/TheUltimateGift'', one of Jason's first "gifts" musical by [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]] and Lorenz Hart): This is the gift of hard work. He is sent to a ranch in fate the middle of nowhere, protagonists are trying to work for avoid by putting on a close friend of his grandfather's, until he understands the value of hard work.
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*In ''Film/HorseSense'', ''Film/HorseSense'': Michael is a lazy, pretty 20-something LA guy with rich parents is asked to show his young cousin Tommy from Montana a good time. Michael ends up ditching Tommy at every opportunity, preferring to spend time with his girlfriend and her father rather than some relative he met once or twice. He also ends up rear-ending another car while pulling out of parking and accidentally leaving incorrect insurance information. At home, he lies to his dad that it was a hit-and-run. After Tommy goes back to his mother's ranch, Michael's parents learn the truth and, as punishment, send him to Montana help out on the ranch. Michael, who has never worked in his life, now has to get up early, shovel manure, and do lots of other dirty work, made more difficult by Tommy taking revenge and deliberately withholding information that would make the job easier (e.g. "you mean you didn't see the tractor right there?"). Michael eventually learns that his aunt is about to lose the ranch to the bank and uses what little he remembers from business class to convince the bank manager to give the ranch to his aunt as a land trust due to the wild mustangs living on the territory.
* ''Film/TheUltimateGift'': One of Jason's first "gifts" is the gift of hard work. He is sent to a ranch in the middle of nowhere, to work for a close friend of his grandfather's, until he understands the value of hard work.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': A variation in the sequel trilogy. When he was 10 years old, Leia and Han were concerned enough about his mental state and inability to control his Force abilities that they sent him to train as a Jedi under his uncle. They hoped that Luke would be able to help him channel his abilities into something good and find some stability. Unfortunately, Ben felt [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] by his parents, which made it easier for [[TheCorrupter Snoke]] to [[FlawExploitation manipulate him]].
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* ''Film/TheUltimateGift'': One of Jason's first "gifts" is the gift of hard work. He is sent to a ranch in the middle of nowhere, to work for a close friend of his grandfather's, until he understands the value of hard work.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': A variation in the sequel trilogy. When he was 10 years old, Leia and Han were concerned enough about his mental state and inability to control his Force abilities that they sent him to train as a Jedi under his uncle. They hoped that Luke would be able to help him channel his abilities into something good and find some stability. Unfortunately, Ben felt [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] by his parents, which made it easier for [[TheCorrupter Snoke]] to [[FlawExploitation manipulate him]].
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* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': In the {{backstory}} to the ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' series, as a teen Jondolar got sent to his divorced dad's new settlement to learn a trade after he got in trouble for beating up another character so bad it knocked his teeth out.out.
* ''Literature/NightWorld'': After it's discovered that [[spoiler:Blaise Harmon]] was working illegal love spells, she gets packed off to live with her strict Aunt Ursula at her fortress-like home, the Convent, as punishment.
* ''Literature/NightWorld'': After it's discovered that [[spoiler:Blaise Harmon]] was working illegal love spells, she gets packed off to live with her strict Aunt Ursula at her fortress-like home, the Convent, as punishment.
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* In the {{backstory}} to the ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' series, as a teen Jondolar got sent to his divorced dad's new settlement to learn a trade after he got in trouble for beating up another character so bad it knocked his teeth out.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': This is standard practice for dwarfs, who are sent to their already-established relatives in (usually) Anhk-Morpork, learning a trade and sending money home. Others stay in the mines, but there's little connotation of punishment. Carrot Ironfoundersson was sent to join the Watch as he was a human raised by dwarfs.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': This is standard practice for dwarfs, who are sent to their already-established relatives in (usually) Anhk-Morpork, learning a trade and sending money home. Others stay in the mines, but there's little connotation of punishment. Carrot Ironfoundersson was sent to join the Watch as he was a human raised by dwarfs.
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* ''Literature/ChocoholicMysteries'': In the {{backstory}} to the ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' series, as a teen Jondolar got sent to his "Kidnapping Clue", while Lee's mother is getting divorced dad's and preparing to move the two of them to Dallas for her new settlement job, she sends Lee to learn a trade after he got in trouble Michigan to work at her aunt Nettie and uncle Phil's luxury chocolate shop for beating up another character so bad it knocked his teeth out.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': This is standard practice for dwarfs, who are sent to their already-established relatives in (usually) Anhk-Morpork, learning a trade and sending money home. Others stay inthe mines, but there's little connotation of punishment. Carrot Ironfoundersson was sent to join the Watch as he was a human raised by dwarfs.summer.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': This is standard practice for dwarfs, who are sent to their already-established relatives in (usually) Anhk-Morpork, learning a trade and sending money home. Others stay in the mines, but there's little connotation of punishment. Carrot Ironfoundersson was sent to join the Watch as he was a human raised by dwarfs.
* In the {{backstory}} to the ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' series, as a teen Jondolar got sent to his divorced dad's new settlement to learn a trade after he got in trouble for beating up another character so bad it knocked his teeth out.
* In the {{backstory}} to the ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' series, as a teen Jondolar got sent to his divorced dad's new settlement to learn a trade after he got in trouble for beating up another character so bad it knocked his teeth out.
