Fado awoke to the sound of a voice squeaking "Help!" Disoriented, he peered about his surroundings. Then he realized where he was. He had fallen asleep in the musty barn with his goats. Picking himself up off of the floor, Fado peered around the dim barn. Had he imagined the sound? Brushing bits of straw out of his hair, he stepped towards where he thought the sound was.

"Help meee!" the voice cried again. Fado figured it was coming from the loft. Drowsily, he clambered up the ladder to the upper level of the barn.

"Hello?" Fado called when he stood up at the top, "Anyone there?"

"Heeeeeeeelp!" the voice answered loudly, as if it thought Fado was still on the bottom floor. Following the voice, Fado spotted a huge, tied up bale of hay rustling in the corner of the loft, as if someone was stuck under it. Walking over, Fado noted that the pleas for help were louder. Someone was under it! He spotted a flash of green as the hay rustled violently and shuffled a few inches across the floor, like a giant, furry slug.

That better not be Link playing a joke, Fado thought to himself as he bent down to remove the stack of straw off of the mysterious person. Grunting, Fado lifted the bundle up into the air and placed it down next to him. Then he examined the rescued person. What were they doing in the loft anyway? There wasn't much in there, only a bunch of hay, a pitchfork, and some bags of goat food. Peering at the figure, he quickly concluded that this was definitely not Link.

The person was short, and a little chubby, like an overgrown baby with a man's face and a pointy black beard. He was wearing a tight, green suit, which had a ridiculous hood that covered his head except for his face. The thing had three points, one on each ear, and one on the top of his head. The suit turned red below his brown belt, like he was wearing a bright red diaper. Around his neck hung a large watch. Overall, he looked almost as bad as that clown Falibi. Maybe worse. Hylian getup these days…

"Are you okay? And who are you and why are you in my barn?" Fado asked.

Picking himself up, the man, totally ignoring Fado, stated, "I hereby declare that there are no rupees in this loft! So says the one and only, Tingle!" The man did a little dance on the spot.

Utterly bewildered, Fado didn't know what to think. At least he now knew the man's name.

"Uh, what are you doing here… Tingle?" The man stopped his dance and looked up at Fado, finally acknowledging him.

"He knows me!" The little man exclaimed, "He knows Tingle!"

"Uh, no, not really, actually," Fado explained quickly.

"Oooh, how dare you! Pretending to know the great and mighty Tingle!"

"No! I, uh," Fado searched for a change of subject. In his rage, Tingle was tottering so much that Fado was afraid he was going to topple over on his short legs, "Why are you looking for rupees?" He decided on, hoping that was a safe question, and desperately wishing it was to get some new attire. The man's demeanor changed instantly from rage into excitement.

"Oooh! Rupees! I am collecting them, so one day I can become a real fairy! I have a whole bunch in my bag, along with a few maps! Would you like a map?"

"What?" Fado was a little lost with the man's blabbering, "Oh, what kind of map?"

"Oh! Lots! I have some of Hyrule Field, some of the Zora's Domain, some of-"

"Hyrule Field would be nice," Fado interrupted, figuring that was the only place he needed a map, for when he traveled to Castle Town to sell goat's milk and cheese, and also because he didn't want to hear all of Tingle's array of maps. Tingle slung his red backpack off of his shoulder, undid the strap, and pulled out a rolled-up map. Showing it to Fado, Tingle said, "Normally this would cost twenty rupees, but because you are so nice and helped Tingle out from under the rock, he will give it to you for a big discount of only ten rupees!"

"Oh, alright," Fado said, and gave the small man the asked price "Yay!" Tingle exclaimed, and grabbed a handful of something out of his bag, "Tingle, Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!" he yelled, doing a backflip and throwing small colorful paper squares into the air, "Here is your map, sir!" Tingle held out the map to Fado, while whispering, "Those were magical words that Tingle created himself! Don't use them!"

Utterly befuddled about the little show, Fado took the map from the man, saying, "Thanks…" He didn't really believe 'Tingle, Tingle Kooloo-Limpah' was a magical phrase, nor did he see himself, or anyone else using it.

"Tingle has concluded his business here! He must continue his search for rupees! So long!" Tingle tottered to the edge of the loft and jumped down, without using the ladder, and waddled purposefully out of the barn. Fado reached outside just in time to spot the little green man flying away with help from a large red balloon. Where had he gotten that? As Tingle disappeared into the distance, Fado sighed in relief. He hoped he never met that man again. He was too confusing for his own good.

Opening the map he had bought, Fado gasped as he saw the interior. Not only had Tingle's map covered Hyrule Field, but Ordon Village as well. Maybe Tingle had real magic words after all. The map outlined everything in green, but the place he was in, the field, was a lighter green than the rest. There was even a yellow dot showing exactly where he was. This map should have cost well over ten rupees. Maybe there was something good about the strange little man.

Well, at least he made good maps.

A/N Well, here is the next chapter! On a happy note, I am working on a new fic and am planning on posting it hopefully sometime soon.

On a sadder note, this story is soon coming to an end. The next chapter will be the last one, because I want to get working full time on my other fic.

Cheers!