In the novelization, the scene with the talking door knocks was extended. Sarah would try both doors and not just knock on the mumbling head. She would tentatively open the door with the deaf head and it would lead to an extremely sunny and cheerful forest. Despite the warnings by a wary Ludo, she would enter the enchanted forest. Then she would find out that every living creature inside of it would laugh incessantly, including the flowers. Essentially, this was just another trap by Jareth. It was only by much coercion by Ludo (who stayed wisely by the door), that Sarah managed to escape from the eternally happy forest and her entranced state. After she comes back, she eventually knocks on the second door. For pacing reasons, the scene in the movie was cut short and Sarah enters the gloomy forest right away. However, this is proven to be the right choice since it ultimately leads to the castle. This is consistent with the recurring theme of the Labyrinth that many things are not what they seem.

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