"Sheesh! When they called this place the salty seas they knew what they
were talking about!" Link said aloud.
"Look at all of those salt mounds big brother! How'd they get there?" Aryll asked.
"I don't know."Link said shrugging," Hey Tetra, your the main expert on the sea, what are these things?"
"They're collective salt mounds." Tetra said nonchalantly," They get like that when they are put there by something."
"So these salt mounds were gradually built up like this by certain creatures?" Aryll asked curiously.
"That's right!; only question is, what put them there."
"I think I know." Link said slowly. Then he pointed in front of them.
"What Link? There's nothing but mist, the same glowing, tannish, mist that's been around us for hours." Tetra said frustrated."It's getting to be very annoying."
"That doesn't take to much." Link thought to himself.
"Anyway, what I meant is, that the shadow in front of us is a little deeper than everywhere else, meaning something is there." Link said rolling his eyes.
Then the ship hit something.
THUD!
"What was that?" Aryll said weakly.
"Hm?" the creature in front of them said.
"What are you doing here, on my salt mound. I don't mind too much, but I'd prefer it if you'd ask first."
"Y-your an octorok!" Tetra stammered."How can you speak?"
"The salt I suppose" the octorok said, "It does wonders for the mind."
"You mean, that eating that salt made you docile?" Tetra said wide eyed."Does it work on all types of octoroks?"
"Certainly, one spoonful will tame any kind, however the octorok will not ever be able to attack without being attacked. Meaning it cannot fight unless in severe danger."
"Wait a minute, you look different from most octoroks I've seen." Link said suspicious." Why, your at least 3 times bigger, 2 times fatter, and different colors too! Why your a new species!"
"What ever helps you sleep at night."
"Hey, um, do you know anyone around here who's seen a ship fly by?"Tetra asked.
"Well, I don't see much through all of this fog, but I'm certain Mr. Goro knows."
"Who?" Link asked blankly.
"Mr. Goro, he lives on the biggest salt mound in the middle of the lake, he has a spyglass that can see through the fog, mabye he's seen your ship?"
"Mabye so, hey, can you take us there?" Tetra asked as sweetly as she could.
"No, He doesn't like visitors, and I'd rather not like leave my mound, someone could take it."
"Aw, phooey! Can't anyone just do something for you without expecting some reward, or payment."Tetra said, stamping her foot.
"I'll play a song for you." Aryll said slowly approaching the octorok.
"Very well, sing the song, and I'll determine if I will help you."
So Aryll put the ocarina to her lips, and sung Zelda's Lullaby.
"That music..." the octorok started," that music is so energizing, beautiful even!"
"I can get off my mound! Thank you so much! I'll take you to Goro even if he has me for dinner!"
"What do you mean you can get off your mound?" Link asked," You mean you couldn't earlier?"
"Nope, you see the real reason I wouldn't take you, was that this salt is so addictive to us octoroks, that we gorge ourselves on it until we can't move our swimming feet! Then we just keep scooping up more, and more, until we just can't move at all! When the little one said she'd sing a song, I thought that mabye this is the legendary song that brakes the spell of the salt, so I thought if it was I'd say yes, if not I'd say no, mainly because I still would not be able to move. But you did it, you sung the right song, and I can move again! Hop on my back, and let's be going now, I can't wait to swim again!"
"Well looks like we lucked out eh, Aryll?" Link said to his sister.
"No big brother, the ocarina told me to play that song."
Link and Tetra gasped.
"It told me to play that song, and moved my fingers into the correct holes, it was pretty neat!"
"Okay, this is not normal..." Link said slowly.
"What is wrong with you people, let's go!"
"Okay here we come!" Tetra yelled back," Listen Aryll, if that happens again tell me, I might know who's guiding your hands."
"Who?"
"Well- Come on people we could've been there by now!" the octorok said interrupting Tetra." I'll tell you later Tetra said. "Right now we'd better be going."
And so off they went, on the octoroks back.
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"Here we are!" the octorok said cheerily."Watch your step!"
"Wow, that is one huge mound of salt!" Link said, craning his neck to see the top.
"Hey, is that floating thing the dock?" Tetra asked.
"Yes it is, now when you see him, give him these." the octorok said, giving Link some berries," If he see's those berries he may just help you." the octorok said, "Now I must be going, see you later!"
"Hey wait! What's your name?" Tetra yelled.
"It's Otok!; and don't wory about your ship, I'll bring it back here before you leave."
"Okay, but not a second later, you hear?!" Tetra yelled.
"Okay, bye!"
"See ya!" Tetra said waving. "Nice octorok, a little on the wierd side though."
"Hey Tetra what are you waiting for, we're already at the door!" Link said waving.
"Oh, stop your complaining, I'll be right THERE!!!" screamed Tetra as she fell through the salt."What's happening?! What's going on?!" Tetra started.
"Hey now, what's all that racket?" a cranky yet elderly voice said. "Are there intruders on my mound?"
"No we're not intruders, we're visitors." Link said quickly.
"Worse! Get off of my mound before I call in Mondo!" the voice said.
"Hey, your Mr. Goro aren't you?"Aryll said excitedly.
"Mr. Goro? Yes, that is me, but this does not matter right now, all that matters is you, and your salt polluting friend, leave at once!"
"Well we would, but are friend is slowly drowning in the salt!" Link said angrily.
"Oh alright already! I'll get your friend out, but you must leave immediatly!" Mr. Goro said angrily.
"Hmph!"Link said.
"Mondo!"Goro called."Mondo get over here!"
Then a huge octorok wallowed over.
"Alright Mondo, get that girl out of the salt, and be quick about it!"
Hearing this the Mondo lumbered over to Tetra.
"What the- get away from me you beast! Hey wait, your salt altered." Tetra said as Mondo picked her up with his tentacle, and dropped her.
"I always tell them, but they never listen: walk on the boards! If you don't,, you fall through, and I'm not always in such a generous mood!"
"Shut up you... you... what are you exactly?" Tetra asked wiping the salt off her pants.
"Hm? I'm a Goron! Don't you kids know anything!"
"Hey, you look strangly familiar, like those wandering salesmen I've seen."Link said.
"Well I suppose after the flood, us Gorons did migrate to the northeast.... so I suppose you have'nt really heard about us much."
"Nope, hey have you seen a flying ship fly by here a while ago?" Tetra asked.
"A flying wha- now, your playing games! Leave before I sick Mondo on you!"
"I got the solution." Link thought.
"Here, have these berries." Link said strongly.
"Ber- oh, my dear!; rocko berries! Oh do come in!"
"Worked like a charm." Link thought grinning.
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"Would you like some tea? It may be salty, but that's all anything can be around here!"
"No thanks." Link said."We got soup."
"Link the soup was on the ship!" Tetra said.
"Hey, I think I will have that tea." Link said quickly.
"Here you go, tea made with the finest salt in my kitchen! With a few drops of those berries you gave me."
"Mmm, good. Link said weakly, I think I'll choke on some more-I mean I think I'll have some more!"
"Anyway, back to the ship we were talking about..." Tetra started.
"You mean that really exists? I thought you were kidding."
"No, it really happened, so have you seen it?"
"Hm... I think I might have... come with me."
So Link and the gang, went up the wooden stairs to a massive telescope.
"That is huge." Link said to himself.
"It has to be to see the stars!" Goro said looking through a box of wooden carvings.
"Ah ha! Here it is!" Goro said pulling out one of the wooden tablets," Is this what you meant?"
"Hey, that carving looks like our ship! You've seen it!" Link asked suddenly.
"Yes, I have, heading due northe east I think straight to the land of Goro."
"But that's your name." Aryll said.
"Yes, I was born the same day we all migrated. My clan was never good with ships so we ended up crashing here. I was the only survivor, not a day over three. One day, Mondo over here found me, and taught me how to survive here. I've been slowly living my days here with agony, forever seperated from my people. Gorons aren't swimmers you know!"
"Hm, well we got to be going thanks for letting us eat."Tetra said.
"Oh, anytime, I'll see you later!"
"Okay! Bye!"Tetra said as they hurried down the stairs.
"Nice kids, awful rushy though."
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"Hey, you guys are late!" Otok said in mock anger.
"Oh, shut up!" Tetra said, "Let's go Link!"
"Alright, let's be off!" Link said as everybody got into the boat.
"I'll escort you untill we get to the pass, then you'll be on your own." Otok said.
"Okay well let's go!" Link said, and off they went.
"Look at all of those salt mounds big brother! How'd they get there?" Aryll asked.
"I don't know."Link said shrugging," Hey Tetra, your the main expert on the sea, what are these things?"
"They're collective salt mounds." Tetra said nonchalantly," They get like that when they are put there by something."
"So these salt mounds were gradually built up like this by certain creatures?" Aryll asked curiously.
"That's right!; only question is, what put them there."
"I think I know." Link said slowly. Then he pointed in front of them.
"What Link? There's nothing but mist, the same glowing, tannish, mist that's been around us for hours." Tetra said frustrated."It's getting to be very annoying."
"That doesn't take to much." Link thought to himself.
"Anyway, what I meant is, that the shadow in front of us is a little deeper than everywhere else, meaning something is there." Link said rolling his eyes.
Then the ship hit something.
THUD!
"What was that?" Aryll said weakly.
"Hm?" the creature in front of them said.
"What are you doing here, on my salt mound. I don't mind too much, but I'd prefer it if you'd ask first."
"Y-your an octorok!" Tetra stammered."How can you speak?"
"The salt I suppose" the octorok said, "It does wonders for the mind."
"You mean, that eating that salt made you docile?" Tetra said wide eyed."Does it work on all types of octoroks?"
"Certainly, one spoonful will tame any kind, however the octorok will not ever be able to attack without being attacked. Meaning it cannot fight unless in severe danger."
"Wait a minute, you look different from most octoroks I've seen." Link said suspicious." Why, your at least 3 times bigger, 2 times fatter, and different colors too! Why your a new species!"
"What ever helps you sleep at night."
"Hey, um, do you know anyone around here who's seen a ship fly by?"Tetra asked.
"Well, I don't see much through all of this fog, but I'm certain Mr. Goro knows."
"Who?" Link asked blankly.
"Mr. Goro, he lives on the biggest salt mound in the middle of the lake, he has a spyglass that can see through the fog, mabye he's seen your ship?"
"Mabye so, hey, can you take us there?" Tetra asked as sweetly as she could.
"No, He doesn't like visitors, and I'd rather not like leave my mound, someone could take it."
"Aw, phooey! Can't anyone just do something for you without expecting some reward, or payment."Tetra said, stamping her foot.
"I'll play a song for you." Aryll said slowly approaching the octorok.
"Very well, sing the song, and I'll determine if I will help you."
So Aryll put the ocarina to her lips, and sung Zelda's Lullaby.
"That music..." the octorok started," that music is so energizing, beautiful even!"
"I can get off my mound! Thank you so much! I'll take you to Goro even if he has me for dinner!"
"What do you mean you can get off your mound?" Link asked," You mean you couldn't earlier?"
"Nope, you see the real reason I wouldn't take you, was that this salt is so addictive to us octoroks, that we gorge ourselves on it until we can't move our swimming feet! Then we just keep scooping up more, and more, until we just can't move at all! When the little one said she'd sing a song, I thought that mabye this is the legendary song that brakes the spell of the salt, so I thought if it was I'd say yes, if not I'd say no, mainly because I still would not be able to move. But you did it, you sung the right song, and I can move again! Hop on my back, and let's be going now, I can't wait to swim again!"
"Well looks like we lucked out eh, Aryll?" Link said to his sister.
"No big brother, the ocarina told me to play that song."
Link and Tetra gasped.
"It told me to play that song, and moved my fingers into the correct holes, it was pretty neat!"
"Okay, this is not normal..." Link said slowly.
"What is wrong with you people, let's go!"
"Okay here we come!" Tetra yelled back," Listen Aryll, if that happens again tell me, I might know who's guiding your hands."
"Who?"
"Well- Come on people we could've been there by now!" the octorok said interrupting Tetra." I'll tell you later Tetra said. "Right now we'd better be going."
And so off they went, on the octoroks back.
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"Here we are!" the octorok said cheerily."Watch your step!"
"Wow, that is one huge mound of salt!" Link said, craning his neck to see the top.
"Hey, is that floating thing the dock?" Tetra asked.
"Yes it is, now when you see him, give him these." the octorok said, giving Link some berries," If he see's those berries he may just help you." the octorok said, "Now I must be going, see you later!"
"Hey wait! What's your name?" Tetra yelled.
"It's Otok!; and don't wory about your ship, I'll bring it back here before you leave."
"Okay, but not a second later, you hear?!" Tetra yelled.
"Okay, bye!"
"See ya!" Tetra said waving. "Nice octorok, a little on the wierd side though."
"Hey Tetra what are you waiting for, we're already at the door!" Link said waving.
"Oh, stop your complaining, I'll be right THERE!!!" screamed Tetra as she fell through the salt."What's happening?! What's going on?!" Tetra started.
"Hey now, what's all that racket?" a cranky yet elderly voice said. "Are there intruders on my mound?"
"No we're not intruders, we're visitors." Link said quickly.
"Worse! Get off of my mound before I call in Mondo!" the voice said.
"Hey, your Mr. Goro aren't you?"Aryll said excitedly.
"Mr. Goro? Yes, that is me, but this does not matter right now, all that matters is you, and your salt polluting friend, leave at once!"
"Well we would, but are friend is slowly drowning in the salt!" Link said angrily.
"Oh alright already! I'll get your friend out, but you must leave immediatly!" Mr. Goro said angrily.
"Hmph!"Link said.
"Mondo!"Goro called."Mondo get over here!"
Then a huge octorok wallowed over.
"Alright Mondo, get that girl out of the salt, and be quick about it!"
Hearing this the Mondo lumbered over to Tetra.
"What the- get away from me you beast! Hey wait, your salt altered." Tetra said as Mondo picked her up with his tentacle, and dropped her.
"I always tell them, but they never listen: walk on the boards! If you don't,, you fall through, and I'm not always in such a generous mood!"
"Shut up you... you... what are you exactly?" Tetra asked wiping the salt off her pants.
"Hm? I'm a Goron! Don't you kids know anything!"
"Hey, you look strangly familiar, like those wandering salesmen I've seen."Link said.
"Well I suppose after the flood, us Gorons did migrate to the northeast.... so I suppose you have'nt really heard about us much."
"Nope, hey have you seen a flying ship fly by here a while ago?" Tetra asked.
"A flying wha- now, your playing games! Leave before I sick Mondo on you!"
"I got the solution." Link thought.
"Here, have these berries." Link said strongly.
"Ber- oh, my dear!; rocko berries! Oh do come in!"
"Worked like a charm." Link thought grinning.
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"Would you like some tea? It may be salty, but that's all anything can be around here!"
"No thanks." Link said."We got soup."
"Link the soup was on the ship!" Tetra said.
"Hey, I think I will have that tea." Link said quickly.
"Here you go, tea made with the finest salt in my kitchen! With a few drops of those berries you gave me."
"Mmm, good. Link said weakly, I think I'll choke on some more-I mean I think I'll have some more!"
"Anyway, back to the ship we were talking about..." Tetra started.
"You mean that really exists? I thought you were kidding."
"No, it really happened, so have you seen it?"
"Hm... I think I might have... come with me."
So Link and the gang, went up the wooden stairs to a massive telescope.
"That is huge." Link said to himself.
"It has to be to see the stars!" Goro said looking through a box of wooden carvings.
"Ah ha! Here it is!" Goro said pulling out one of the wooden tablets," Is this what you meant?"
"Hey, that carving looks like our ship! You've seen it!" Link asked suddenly.
"Yes, I have, heading due northe east I think straight to the land of Goro."
"But that's your name." Aryll said.
"Yes, I was born the same day we all migrated. My clan was never good with ships so we ended up crashing here. I was the only survivor, not a day over three. One day, Mondo over here found me, and taught me how to survive here. I've been slowly living my days here with agony, forever seperated from my people. Gorons aren't swimmers you know!"
"Hm, well we got to be going thanks for letting us eat."Tetra said.
"Oh, anytime, I'll see you later!"
"Okay! Bye!"Tetra said as they hurried down the stairs.
"Nice kids, awful rushy though."
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"Hey, you guys are late!" Otok said in mock anger.
"Oh, shut up!" Tetra said, "Let's go Link!"
"Alright, let's be off!" Link said as everybody got into the boat.
"I'll escort you untill we get to the pass, then you'll be on your own." Otok said.
"Okay well let's go!" Link said, and off they went.