-Link and the Beanstalk-
Once upon a time, there lived in the Kokiri Village a very lazy boy. He was so lazy, in fact, that he almost never did anything, and the entire Kokiri Village grew poor. And his name was Link. Yes, Link.
One day, Link's friend Saria came up to him and told him of the crisis. And she said that he needed to sell...His horse.
"My horse!" cried Link. "I can't sell Epona! She's my friend!"
"But Link," continued Saria, "You have no money; you have no food. And you're certainly not going to eat a horse. Now go to the market and sell her!"
So, against his wishes, Link took Epona by the reigns and trotted off to the Hyrule Market.
Along the way, he met a man, who said he was selling beans. And not just any beans, 'magic beans'. They were rainbow colored, and were lined up in a row within a pod.
"How much do you want for them?" asked Link.
The man thought for a while. "Your horse should about do it."
"My horse?" Link thought for a while. That was a lot to trade for. Well, these were magic beans, and how often do you see those? Plus, he didn't want to walk all the way to the market. So, he sold Epona to the man for a pod of magic beans.
"Heh, heh...Thanks!"
-
When Link came back to the forest, he showed Saria the beans.
"What?!" she cried. "You sold your horse for some stupid 'magic' beans? I can't believe you!" Saria grabbed the beans and threw them out the window.
"You're a good friend, Link, but you sure are stupid!" She ran out of his treehouse.
-
The next morning, though, Link heard a rustling outside his window. He looked out, and saw a gigantic beanstalk.
"My Goddessees!" he exclaimed. He went outside to take a look.
"It's huge!" He put one foot on the beanstalk and grabbed hold of a vine. He looked up. It stretched all the way into the clouds...And what was beyond that? Not only was Link lazy, but he was curious, and that always got the better of him. He continued to climb up the beanstalk.
When he reached the top, he looked around. All around him on the ground were clouds, and off in the distance, there was a leering, gigantic castle. He stopped an old woman who was walking past.
"Excuse me, do you know where I am?"
"You're in the country above the clouds," she answered. "What might your name be?"
"My name is Link."
The woman gasped. "Link? The very same one who lives in the Kokiri Forest?"
"Uh...Yes, that's me."
"So, you must know of the Deku Tree?"
"Of course!"
The woman pointed to the castle. "That man! That man, inside the castle, he's the one who killed your Deku Tree! I suppose you want revenge?"
"Uh...Sure!"
"Well, good luck to ye, Link." The old woman smiled, then walked away.
Link started walking to the castle. Close to the castle, he met a woman. But she was gigantic!
"Uh...Hello?" He looked up.
The woman looked down. "Hello! Are you seeking shelter within the castle?"
"Yes," said Link. "I would love that."
She smiled. "I'm sure my husband won't mind. Come! Come on in!"
She led Link inside the castle. "Just make sure he doesn't see you. And don't touch anything! He'll know." She led him into a room, and gave him a hunk of bread. "Now you just rest here a bit, and eat that bread." She left the room.
As soon as she left, Link jumped to his feet and started to walk around. He entered the next room, where he saw the giant woman's husband, Ganondorf. He called to his wife.
"Bring me my cucco!"
His wife left the room, and returned with a cucco. She set it on the table, and Ganondorf began to croon to it. As he sang, the cucco clucked, and laid a giant golden egg!
"I must have that cucco!" thought Link.
So, when he thought the Giant, Ganondorf wasn't looking, he sprang up on the table and stole that cucco!
He raced back down the beanstalk with the cucco in his arms, and he proudly showed it off the the Kokiri villagers.
"I stole it from a giant," he bragged.
The villagers ooh'd and ahh'd over the cucco that laid the golden eggs, but Saria was not impressed.
"Link, you could've killed yourself up there!"
"But I didn't!" he protested. "And I'm going up there again; just you watch!"
So Link again climbed the beanstalk, but this time, he wore a disguise. And again, he met the Giant woman. This time, she seemed a bit terrified.
"Are...Are you seeking shelter within the castle?" she asked cautiously.
"Yes, I am. Maybe you could show me the way?" Link said from under his disguise.
"Oh, yes, I'm quite sure I can...But you have to be careful! Last time I let someone enter the castle, they stole a precious object of my husband's, and...He beat me for it. But, I have such a soft heart, so you can come on in."
Link thanked the woman, and she led him into the castle. But once she left, he began walking around of his own accord. He entered the same room he had seen Ganondorf in last time, and, yet again, there he was.
"Wife, bring me my gold!" he shouted.
His wife exited the room, and then came back with a bag full of gold, then left the room again. The Giant excitedly began counting his treasure, but soon, began to fall asleep. Link saw this as his chance. He jumped up onto the table and stole the bag of gold!
He raced down the beanstalk, down to Kokiri Village, where again, he showed off his catch, and everyone admired him. Except Saria.
"Link, stop that! Ooh, you're really going to get it one day!"
"Relax," said Link. "Those Giants don't know anything! And I'm going up again!"
So, Link put on another disguise, and climbed up the beanstalk, where again he met the Giantess, who was looking worse than before. But still, she offered Link a place to rest.
"Why, thank you," Link replied. "I could use a place to nap a bit."
So the Giantess led him into the castle, and again, as soon as she left, Link jumped up and began exploring the castle, entering the same room he had seen Ganondorf in both times.
And there he was. He called out to his wife-
"Bring me my Ocarina!"
So the wife brought him his Ocarina, and she left the room. It was beautiful, and Link knew he wanted it.
"I must have it!" he insisted.
Ganondorf turned his back for a moment, and Link saw his chance. He sprang up on the table and grabbed the Ocarina. But this was no ordinary Ocarina- it was the Ocarina of Time, and it had magical powers. It called out, and Ganondorf looked over. His Ocarina was being taken away!
He jumped to his feet, and began to chase Link and the Ocarina. However, Link was fast, and he made it to the beanstalk before Ganondorf could. He dropped to the bottom, grabbed an axe, and began chop, chop, chopping away!
Unfortunately for Ganondorf, when the beanstalk finally broke, he was on it. He fell down, down, onto Kokiri Village, and immediately died.
"Finally!" said Saria.
----
Ganondorf flipped through the pages. "That's it?" he asked in disbelief. "That was a terrible story!"
"I liked it," said June. "He went SMASH!" She clapped her palms together to imitate the impact.
Ganondorf gritted his teeth. Not much longer would he have to suffer...
"How about you read another story?" suggested Link. "Just one more, then everyone can go to bed."
"Fine," said Ganondorf, roughly throwing the book open to the next page. "Here's 'Mido and the Three Wolfos'."
Once upon a time, there lived in the Kokiri Village a very lazy boy. He was so lazy, in fact, that he almost never did anything, and the entire Kokiri Village grew poor. And his name was Link. Yes, Link.
One day, Link's friend Saria came up to him and told him of the crisis. And she said that he needed to sell...His horse.
"My horse!" cried Link. "I can't sell Epona! She's my friend!"
"But Link," continued Saria, "You have no money; you have no food. And you're certainly not going to eat a horse. Now go to the market and sell her!"
So, against his wishes, Link took Epona by the reigns and trotted off to the Hyrule Market.
Along the way, he met a man, who said he was selling beans. And not just any beans, 'magic beans'. They were rainbow colored, and were lined up in a row within a pod.
"How much do you want for them?" asked Link.
The man thought for a while. "Your horse should about do it."
"My horse?" Link thought for a while. That was a lot to trade for. Well, these were magic beans, and how often do you see those? Plus, he didn't want to walk all the way to the market. So, he sold Epona to the man for a pod of magic beans.
"Heh, heh...Thanks!"
-
When Link came back to the forest, he showed Saria the beans.
"What?!" she cried. "You sold your horse for some stupid 'magic' beans? I can't believe you!" Saria grabbed the beans and threw them out the window.
"You're a good friend, Link, but you sure are stupid!" She ran out of his treehouse.
-
The next morning, though, Link heard a rustling outside his window. He looked out, and saw a gigantic beanstalk.
"My Goddessees!" he exclaimed. He went outside to take a look.
"It's huge!" He put one foot on the beanstalk and grabbed hold of a vine. He looked up. It stretched all the way into the clouds...And what was beyond that? Not only was Link lazy, but he was curious, and that always got the better of him. He continued to climb up the beanstalk.
When he reached the top, he looked around. All around him on the ground were clouds, and off in the distance, there was a leering, gigantic castle. He stopped an old woman who was walking past.
"Excuse me, do you know where I am?"
"You're in the country above the clouds," she answered. "What might your name be?"
"My name is Link."
The woman gasped. "Link? The very same one who lives in the Kokiri Forest?"
"Uh...Yes, that's me."
"So, you must know of the Deku Tree?"
"Of course!"
The woman pointed to the castle. "That man! That man, inside the castle, he's the one who killed your Deku Tree! I suppose you want revenge?"
"Uh...Sure!"
"Well, good luck to ye, Link." The old woman smiled, then walked away.
Link started walking to the castle. Close to the castle, he met a woman. But she was gigantic!
"Uh...Hello?" He looked up.
The woman looked down. "Hello! Are you seeking shelter within the castle?"
"Yes," said Link. "I would love that."
She smiled. "I'm sure my husband won't mind. Come! Come on in!"
She led Link inside the castle. "Just make sure he doesn't see you. And don't touch anything! He'll know." She led him into a room, and gave him a hunk of bread. "Now you just rest here a bit, and eat that bread." She left the room.
As soon as she left, Link jumped to his feet and started to walk around. He entered the next room, where he saw the giant woman's husband, Ganondorf. He called to his wife.
"Bring me my cucco!"
His wife left the room, and returned with a cucco. She set it on the table, and Ganondorf began to croon to it. As he sang, the cucco clucked, and laid a giant golden egg!
"I must have that cucco!" thought Link.
So, when he thought the Giant, Ganondorf wasn't looking, he sprang up on the table and stole that cucco!
He raced back down the beanstalk with the cucco in his arms, and he proudly showed it off the the Kokiri villagers.
"I stole it from a giant," he bragged.
The villagers ooh'd and ahh'd over the cucco that laid the golden eggs, but Saria was not impressed.
"Link, you could've killed yourself up there!"
"But I didn't!" he protested. "And I'm going up there again; just you watch!"
So Link again climbed the beanstalk, but this time, he wore a disguise. And again, he met the Giant woman. This time, she seemed a bit terrified.
"Are...Are you seeking shelter within the castle?" she asked cautiously.
"Yes, I am. Maybe you could show me the way?" Link said from under his disguise.
"Oh, yes, I'm quite sure I can...But you have to be careful! Last time I let someone enter the castle, they stole a precious object of my husband's, and...He beat me for it. But, I have such a soft heart, so you can come on in."
Link thanked the woman, and she led him into the castle. But once she left, he began walking around of his own accord. He entered the same room he had seen Ganondorf in last time, and, yet again, there he was.
"Wife, bring me my gold!" he shouted.
His wife exited the room, and then came back with a bag full of gold, then left the room again. The Giant excitedly began counting his treasure, but soon, began to fall asleep. Link saw this as his chance. He jumped up onto the table and stole the bag of gold!
He raced down the beanstalk, down to Kokiri Village, where again, he showed off his catch, and everyone admired him. Except Saria.
"Link, stop that! Ooh, you're really going to get it one day!"
"Relax," said Link. "Those Giants don't know anything! And I'm going up again!"
So, Link put on another disguise, and climbed up the beanstalk, where again he met the Giantess, who was looking worse than before. But still, she offered Link a place to rest.
"Why, thank you," Link replied. "I could use a place to nap a bit."
So the Giantess led him into the castle, and again, as soon as she left, Link jumped up and began exploring the castle, entering the same room he had seen Ganondorf in both times.
And there he was. He called out to his wife-
"Bring me my Ocarina!"
So the wife brought him his Ocarina, and she left the room. It was beautiful, and Link knew he wanted it.
"I must have it!" he insisted.
Ganondorf turned his back for a moment, and Link saw his chance. He sprang up on the table and grabbed the Ocarina. But this was no ordinary Ocarina- it was the Ocarina of Time, and it had magical powers. It called out, and Ganondorf looked over. His Ocarina was being taken away!
He jumped to his feet, and began to chase Link and the Ocarina. However, Link was fast, and he made it to the beanstalk before Ganondorf could. He dropped to the bottom, grabbed an axe, and began chop, chop, chopping away!
Unfortunately for Ganondorf, when the beanstalk finally broke, he was on it. He fell down, down, onto Kokiri Village, and immediately died.
"Finally!" said Saria.
----
Ganondorf flipped through the pages. "That's it?" he asked in disbelief. "That was a terrible story!"
"I liked it," said June. "He went SMASH!" She clapped her palms together to imitate the impact.
Ganondorf gritted his teeth. Not much longer would he have to suffer...
"How about you read another story?" suggested Link. "Just one more, then everyone can go to bed."
"Fine," said Ganondorf, roughly throwing the book open to the next page. "Here's 'Mido and the Three Wolfos'."
