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1->''"The three of us alone, the three of us together. Forever and for always."''
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3''Into the Woods'' is a book series by Creator/LynGardner, consisting of two books, ''Into the Woods'' and ''Out of the Woods''. Basically, it mashes up loads of famous fairy tales like ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', ''Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs'', ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'' and many more, creating an original story for readers.
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5The plot itself concerns three half-orphan girls (their mother died while giving birth to the baby), Aurora, the oldest and a NeatFreak, Storm, the middle child and an ActionGirl, {{Tomboy}}, and Any, the AdorablyPrecociousChild who is a talking baby, of course. Storm owns a MacGuffin magical pipe that can grant any wish in the cosmos, that of course evildoers want to obtain for their own nefarious deeds. They come under some strange and cruel adventures throughout the books.
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8Not to be confused with the more well-known musical.
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11!!''Into the Woods'' contains examples of:
12* ActionGirl: ''Storm'', and to a far lesser extent Aurora and Any too.
13* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Any is a talking, verbose, smart baby who still acts her age.
14* AndroclesLion: In the sequel, Storm saves a lion that was abused under the hands of Belladonna.
15* BigBad: In the first book, it's Dr. Dewilde. In the sequel, it's the evil witch Belladonna.
16* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:After being murdered by Belladonna, Aurora comes back from the Underworld in the sequel.]]
17* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Happens several times throughout the sequel, to Aurora after being killed by Belladonna, and Kit after ''also'' being killed by Belladonna. They both come back.]]
18* DontGoInTheWoods: Well, what do you think?
19* EvenEvilHasStandards: Hermes, Belladonna's second in command, is described as scared of her and rightly so, as she [[spoiler:used his brother as a prop in a ghost train.]]
20* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler: Belladonna ''melts'', described graphically.]]
21* ForTheEvulz: Belladonna's reason for wanting to start wars and enslave thousands is "fun".
22* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Aurora is a very NiceGirl with nice hair to boot.
23* MacGuffin: Storm's reality bending pipe, that can do whatever the owner asks it to. It's also sentient, and the baddies want it.
24* NiceGirl: Aurora absolutely cares for her sisters and all of her friends.
25* TalkingAnimal: Played with. Every animal has their own language, however the people in-universe have to learn it themselves, like a real language.
26* ThePromise: Played with, again. [[spoiler:Aurora promises her love interest, Kit, her heart. Bella the witch wants to eat it, but according to the rulebook of heart-stealing, you can only take it after being promised it. She has to make Aurora promise it to her, eventually when she tries to just kill her and take it she is killed by not following the rules. Serves her right.]]
27* TheStarscream: In the sequel, Hermes, Belladonna's second in command, has shades of this, described as worryingly excited when told to get the pipe. [[PragmaticVillainy Bella realizes this, and deicdes to go and get it herself.]]
28* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Dr. Dewilde, the BigBad from the first book reappears in the Underworld in the sequel. He tries to kill the girls again.]]
29* {{Tomboy}}: Storm is the quintessential example of this trope.

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