From Kakariko Village to Hyrule Castle Town
After the flight with Kaepora Gaebora from Death Mountain and the visit to the Skulltula House, you go from the village across Hyrule Field to Hyrule Castle Town.
Bombchu Bowling in Hyrule Castle Town
Go to Hyrule Castle Town and visit the Bombchu Bowling Alley. Since completing Dodongo Cavern you have been able to play the difficulty levels. Aim each mine at the target opening and wait for a clear path when there are moving obstacles.
Win the Piece of Heart and Bomb Bag upgrade
Win the easy stage and then the hard round for the next Bomb Bag upgrade. The extremely difficult level yields the Piece of Heart. With the Goron City upgrade, the Bomb Bag then holds 40 bombs . The detailed overview is under Bomb, Arrow, and Rupee Upgrades .
Gift of Improved Spin at Hyrule Castle
Go from the marketplace to Hyrule Castle and climb the vines like you did the first time you visited. Stay behind the large gate to the right, blow up the cracked area and crawl into the fairy spring. The Great Fairy boosts your spin attack for 50 Rupees . To do this, hold down the sword button and release when Link has charged the blade.
The Zora River
Leave Hyrule Castle Town and follow the tributary east of Kakariko Village on the eastern edge of Hyrule Field. At the beginning of the Zora River, two rocks block the path.
Magic Beans and Gold Skulltula
Blast the rocks and go to the Bean Seller on the grate. Let a bottle beetle crawl into the soft earth next to it. Defeat the Gold Skulltula and take the token. You can also find a beetle on the stone wall near the grille.
Buy at least two Magic Beans for a total of 30 Rupees . Plant one next to the merchant and keep the second for Lake Hylia. Catch another beetle on the grid for the bed near the laboratory.
Business Scrub Seed and Piece of Heart in the middle of the river
Grab the chicken by the grate and carry it upstream. Use it to glide to the vine wall on the overgrown plateau. Put the chicken down, climb up and look for the fragile spot on the ground between the ferns on the left. Blow them up and jump into the grotto. Open the chest containing the Business Scrub Seed . Take the chicken in the grotto and let the flower carry you up with it. Jump from the edge of the plateau with the chicken to the single pillar and collect the Piece of Heart .
The frog cave
The five frogs are sitting in a rock grotto by the river. Play them Zelda’s Lullaby, Epona’s Song, Saria’s Song and the Sun’s Song. The rewards increase by five rupees for every song played for the first time. For the four songs you will receive 5, 10, 15 and 20 Rupees one after the other, for a total of 50. The Song of Time, which you learn later, is followed by the fifth song for 25 Rupees .
Fairy grotto at the stone circle
Above the ladder on the raised bank lies a stone circle. Place a bomb in the middle and jump into the grotto. You can take a fairy with you in an empty bottle.
Piece of Heart in front of the waterfall
Carry the chicken out of the grotto to the big waterfall. Throw it up higher ledges and climb after it. Jump from the top ledge with the chicken to the free-standing platform and collect the Piece of Heart .
Gold Skulltula on the bank under the waterfall
Play Sun’s Song if necessary. At night, descend from the grassy area in front of the large waterfall to the lower bank. The Gold Skulltula sits on the low rock wall. Defeat them and take the token.
Open the waterfall
Go across the bridges to the stone slab with the Triforce sign. Play Zelda’s Lullaby and jump through the opened waterfall.
Zora Domain
Follow the lower path through the cave. Keep left at the fork and climb the stairs to the throne room. Talk to King Zora about the missing Princess Ruto.
The diving game and the Silver Scale
Go past the throne on the left to the Zora at the top of the waterfall. Pay 10 Rupees for his diving game. Jump into the pool and dive within 40 seconds after the five glowing scales. Talk to the Zora again afterward. With the Silver Scale you can reach the underwater tunnel to Lake Hylia.
Piece of Heart – the torch puzzle in Zora Domain
Light the six torches for the Piece of Heart Chest. Start behind the waterfall and light the two torches there with Din’s Fire . Light a Deku Stick from a lit torch and run along the paths through Zora Domain. Transfer the fire to the four remaining torches, relighting the branch as needed as you go. Once all six burn at the same time, the chest containing the Piece of Heart will appear behind the waterfall.
From the Zora River to the Lost Woods
With the Silver Scale you can use the shortcut. Exit Zora Domain through the waterfall and jump into the deep pool at the upper Zora River. Dive to the opening in the rock wall and swim through. You emerge in the pool of water in the Lost Woods. Climb onto land. You have already picked up the Skull Mask from the mask dealer.
Two Gold Skulltulas in Kokiri Forest
Go to the Kokiri entrance of the Lost Woods and exit the tunnels into the village. Play the Sun’s Song to summon the night. Run behind the house of the Know-It-All Brothers in the southwest . Shoot the Gold Skulltula on the back wall with the Fairy Slingshot and collect its token.
Then go behind the Kokiri shop to the east . Let a beetle crawl out of the bottle into the soft soil . Defeat the Gold Skulltula that comes out and take the second token. Catch one of the remaining beetles with the bottle before they all disappear into the ground. In the northern village area, climb up to the Lost Woods entrance and re-enter.
Gold Skulltula and the larger Deku-Stick Bag
Return to the Kokiri entrance of the forests. From there, the path leads to the Forest Stage clearing right → left → right → left → left . In the meadow, let a beetle crawl out of the bottle into the soft earth , defeat the Gold Skulltula and take the token. Then catch another beetle for the Kakariko Village Graveyard.
Find the hidden hole in the ground between the flowers and butterflies and jump down to the forest stage . Put on the Skull Mask , stand on the pedestal and talk to the big Deku Scrub after the performance. After the previously purchased upgrade to 20 branches, it expands your bag to 30 Deku Sticks .
Sell the Skull Mask
Return to the Kokiri entrance of the Lost Woods and take the left tunnel to the single Skull Kid. Put on the Skull Mask and speak up. It buys them for 10 Rupees . You received the Piece of Heart for Saria’s Song on your first visit.
Beetle Skulltula in Kakariko Village Graveyard
Leave Kokiri Forest and head across Hyrule Field to Kakariko Village. Enter the Graveyard through the eastern village exit. Have a Beetle crawl into the soft earth in the northwest and defeat the Gold Skulltula that appears. Take the token. You can find a replacement beetle under the small stone on the right at the cemetery entrance.
Collect the Spooky Mask and continue to Lake Hylia
Go to Hyrule Castle Town and bill the merchant for the Skull Mask with 20 Rupees . To the ten rupees from the Skull Kid you add ten of your own. Rent the Spooky Mask . Then return to Zora Domain via the Zora River.
Underwater tunnel to Lake Hylia
Jump back into the deep pool under the large waterfall. If you swim with your back to the waterfall, you will see an opening in the rock wall at the bottom. Dive down with the new Silver Scale and swim through the tunnel. On the other side, Link appears in Lake Hylia .
Find Ruto’s letter
Dive near the exit of the tunnel for the Bottle with Ruto’s letter . Take the Bottle to the scarecrow on the shore.
Lake Hylia – Scarecrows and shore finds
Kaepora Gaebora waits on the shores of Lake Hylia. The research institute and the fishing pond are also located on the lake.
Prepare Scarecrow Song
Play your own eight-note melody to Bonooru, the scarecrow on the shore. Remember the sequence for your return as an adult. After confirming it with Bonooru, play the Scarecrow Song at summoning spots to call Pierre and reach him with the Hookshot.
Gold Skulltula – soft soil at the laboratory
Go to the large laboratory building on the northwest bank. Directly in front of it is a field of soft earth. If you don’t have any more beetles, you can find bushes and suitable places in the area where you can catch new ones. Release beetles from a bottle onto the soft soil. A Gold Skulltula pops out of the ground. Defeat her and collect her token. Then plant one of your purchased Magic Beans in the same hole in the ground. As an adult Link, a flying plant grows here, which later takes us, among other things, to the roof of the laboratory.
Gold Skulltula – Crawlspace at Lake Hylia
Wait on the southwestern shore of Lake Hylia until night . On the small ledge, find the low opening in the rock wall and crawl into it. Defeat the Gold Skulltula in the Hideout and collect her Token .
Piece of Heart in the fishing pond
Cast the lure close to a large fish and attract it with small movements. Once it bites, tilt the rod in the direction the fish swims. When the fish tires and stops struggling, hold ZR to reel it in. Release ZR when it struggles again and follow its movement with the rod. A fishing session as a child costs 10 Rupees; catch a fish longer than 50 cm to earn the Piece of Heart. The fishing guide explains the other rewards and techniques.
Look for big fish on the sunken log and in deeper water.
Return to Zora Domain
Dive back through the tunnel to Zora Domain. Go up to the throne room and show King Zora the bottle with Ruto’s letter. He keeps the letter and opens the way to the Zora Fountain. The fourth bottle remains with you.
Catch a fish for Lord Jabu-Jabu
Use an empty bottle to catch a fish in the shallow pool of Zora Domain.
The Zora Fountain
Go behind King Zora through the cleared passage to Zora Fountain . Swim to the southeast side with the lone tree.
Gold Skulltula – Tree at Fairy Spring
Swim to the southeast side of the Zora Fountain and roll against the single tree. Defeat the Skulltula that falls out and collect its token.
Great Fairy – Farore’s Wind
Blow up the cracked wall in the southeast of Zora Fountain. In the cave, pay 100 Rupees to receive Farore’s Wind . Use it to set a return point inside a dungeon. The next time you cast it, you can return to that point or dispel it.
Enter Lord Jabu-Jabu
Swim to the platform in front of Lord Jabu-Jabu. Stand in front of its mouth and let the fish out of the bottle. Jabu-Jabu sucks Link in. The chapter Lord Jabu-Jabu’s Belly begins there.