Walk to the center of the plaza and Fi will call. She tells Link it is time to look for Zelda. Run toward the extended wood platform and then dash. As Link dives off the platform, call for his Loftwing. Link is now flying! This is a good time to get the feel of the flight controls and to see what is up there.
Surrounding Skyloft there are several dozen large floating rocks or chunks of land called islands. Some of the rocks have a tunnel through them. When Link flies through one of these, his Loftwing becomes a turbojet and is jettisoned out the other side very fast. I call it a "Turbo Rock". Some of the islands have "Red Octorok" type creatures on them shooting rocks at Link. They can be knocked off the rock if Link uses the dash attack, but it takes away some of his health. There is also a renegade Loftwing flying about who will drop rocks on Link’s head. Watch out for the tornadoes, they will knock Link off his Loftwing. Before going down to the surface we should investigate these floating islands.
The first;
Is due North of Skyloft. It is "Bamboo Island". Go inside and talk to Peatrice’s father. He will suggest that Link cut some bamboo. It’s a contest! Link must make at least 15 cuts to qualify. The 1st prize is the "Evil crystal". The 2nd prize is a "Monster horn". He will tell Link that he should find a longer sword and try again for the better prize. Outside of, and at the back of the building, is a treasure chest.
Second;
Go due East to an island with a well. There are two treasure chests. One is in an underwater cave at the bottom of the well. The other is on the ledge above or upper level.
Third;
South/East from the well is another island with a living area of sorts, in the rock, and a caged area. A sign reads: Beedle is out but to come back at night. There is a treasure chest on top of the living area and one inside the living area.
Fourth;
South/East of Beedle’s place is an island with two elevations. The upper has grass, flowers and two pinnacles. On the ledge between the two pinnacles is a vine-covered wall. Climb down and move left, then up to find a treasure chest. The lower level has a cave with a treasure chest inside, blocked with boulders. Return here when Link can carry bombs.
Fifth;
South by South/West of the cave is "Pumpkin landing". From the pumpkin patch is a path to the left, which leads to some jars and pumpkins on a shelf. One jar contains an insect. Go back up the path and in the back door of the building. Talk to the innkeeper on the right. He welcomes Link to the "Lumpy Pumpkin" rest stop, where Link can get their famous "pumpkin soup". Walk into the main room and talk to the man sitting to the right of the large round table. He will tell Link that "there’s a fiendish demon living in Skyloft". Go up the stairs and talk to Strich. He will tell Link that he can get a "bug net" at Beedle’s Airshop.
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Walk to the balcony and read the sign on the column to the left. It warns Link not to "cause a ruckus" because it shakes the chandelier. Dash and roll into the column a few times and the chandelier will fall on the large round table. The innkeeper is furious. He asks "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?" He tells Link to come to him "this instant". Before going, pick up the Rupees, and a "Piece of Heart". It takes four to make a new heart container. The innkeeper tells Link that he will be working for him until Link has paid for the cost of the chandelier. Link agrees. Link’s first job is to deliver soup to Eagus, the Knight Commander. The innkeeper will fill Link’s bottle with "hot" soup and tells Link that he has only five minutes before it cools. If Link’s bottle has something else in it, just empty the bottle so it can be filled with soup. Go out the front door, next to the staircase. To the right of the front door is a treasure chest.
Take the soup to Eagus, it will make his day. Return to Pumpkin Landing with Eagus’s compliments to the innkeeper. Link is told that "you aren’t done yet", but the innkeeper needs time to think. So come back later.
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Sixth;
Due South of Skyloft and South/West of Pumpkin landing is an island with a treasure chest.
Seventh;
North/West from the treasure chest and South/West of Skyloft is an island with an opening in the top and a ledge on one side with a treasure chest. Inside are two large mushrooms and two small mushrooms. On a high ledge is a treasure chest.
Eighth;
North/West from here and South/West of Skyloft is a small island with just grass and flowers. Cutting the grass may yield Rupees and/or hearts.
Ninth;
North/West from here and again, South/West of Skyloft is a large disc shaped island with colorful designs all around and on top. Land and talk to the clown. He will tell Link that he wants to make it into a fun place for everyone. It is called "Fun Fun Island". Directly below the island is a small chunk of land with a treasure chest.
Tenth;
This split island has three treasure chests. The landing area has two treasure chests, one on the landing area and another below. Go to the right of the ledge to see a vine-covered area going down. Climb down to find the treasure chest. The other half of the split island, has a caged cave with the third treasure chest.
