Rain thundered down outside, hindering Mino. He twitched with anger, as he knew the rain was stopping him from reaching the berry tree in the fields behind Lon Lon Ranch. Rain could possibly knock any Minish out for the count by one hit. He absolutely LOVED berries. Accepting defeat, he walked back to his room in the Hyrulian house walls. He entered and went back to making Kinstones. Mino's full name was Mino Leafen, and the Leafen family were known as some of the best Kinstone makers in all of Hyrule. He toiled away the rest of the night.

Waking the next day, he got out of bed (which was a used box of sardines) and left his home. He noticed Malon milking the cow nearby. Not surprising, since his house was in the walls of the milking room. She hummed a melody, and Mino hummed along, enjoying it. He heard footsteps, so he hid in some nearby hay. Malon's father, Talon entered. He was straightening his moustache while he talked.
"Malon, how much milk has our lovely cow Betty given today?" He asked his young red-haired daughter. She looked around to him and grinned.

"She's given a little more than usual today. Guess we are lucky, huh?" She replied.

"Sure are. Now come on, that milk isn't gonna sell itself, you know. I'll milk the other cows while you're gone, alright?"
"Okay Dad." She got off her stoll and went around the back of the house to whell the cart. She loaded the milk bottles, tied the cart to Epona and went towards Hyrule Town. Mino was watching her, and feeling slightly bored, he followed her.

Mino had somehow managed to keep up with her until the gates. he had to make sure he wasn't seen. Luckily, Minish had made a tunnel network in the groung of Hyrule Town, so Mino took the tunnel. He walked around in pitch blackness for a while, until he came to the next exit. He poked his head up and sure this was near the library. Malon was right next to it, selling the famous Lon Lon Milk. Mino sat on a blade of grass and watched her. The clouds rolled by, and Mino had gotten bored again after a hour. He suddenly heard Malon greet someone from the gates.
"Link!" She shouted.

A blonde boy clad in green walked over to Malon and smiled. He had a sword, much like Mino's. Mino had been trained as a swordsman after all.

"Hi Malon. How's buisness?" He asked.
"It's great. Are you going to make it even greater for me?" She said.

"Sure am. Here's your 100 Rupees." He handed over a sparkling Red Rupee. Malon emptied some Lon Lon Milk into his bottle, and Link began to walk away.

"Wait boy." His hat said. Mino's eyes widened as the hat moved by itself and blinked. He looked around, then looked directly at him for a second. Mino blinked in fear that he would tell the two Hyrulians he was there. Link had a spare bottle, and he didn't want to be put in it and exhibited like a pet. The hat averted the gaze, but still looked at him through the corner of his eye.

"Link, come back here tomorrow. A friend of mine might still be here." He winked at Mino, then nudged the boy with his beak. "Now let's go." The boy walked off, waving to Malon as Malon waved back. Mino knew he had heard the voice somewhere, but couldn't put his finger on it. Noticing that Malon was heading back home, he yawned and hopped off the blade of grass. But before he could head back, a huge shadow fell on him.
"Hey look! A Picori!"
Mino froze in pure fear.