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#45 Song of the Hero – Water Dragon’s Part
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Link lands in the middle of the Faron Woods that is now flooded to all levels. Swim to the lily pad with the elder Kikwi Bucha. He recognizes Link and asks what brings Link to see him. Say – "This water". Bucha tells Link that the water came from the base of the giant tree and flooded the woods. He doesn’t know what caused it. Dive to the base of the tree where the cave is, or was below the pond. Swim inside and to the surface. Get on the pathway. The scene shows the Water Dragon Faron watching Link and then suddenly leaping over his head. She is upset that he is there without her permission. Then she realizes it is Link, the one who helped her recover from her injures. She notices Link’s sword and says, "You’re the real thing, boy." Faron knows why Link is there. But she can’t give away this precious song to every hero who comes by. "No, I think a final test is in order."
Because of all the monsters running around her woods, she flooded them. This is where she will test Link. The Water Dragon breaks the melody into many "Tadtones" and hides them all around the woods. Link is given a musical score sheet and told to collet all the little musical friends. Once collected, take them to her. Talk to a Parella, a servant to the Water Dragon, and it will ask if Link is collecting Tadtones. Say – "Yes". The Parella gives Link a hint on how to collect similar Tadtones in a group. One after another in line quickly without missing one or they will leave the score sheet. In a group circle, use the spin maneuver. After collecting many of the Tadtones a scene is shown of the large ferocious fish fought once before by Link. The elder Kikwi also warns Link.
Two of the Tadtones are not in plain view. One is in a cave on a ledge in the area of the lone tree, North of the giant tree. Lure a Froak near the boulders and do a spin attack to cause it to explode. Capture the Tadtone and then go to a lily pad near the North/East edge of the giant tree. It is under an extended ledge or overhang. Under the lily pad, hidden in its tentacles, is a Tadtone. Not too far away are two Peahats, like those at the Skipper’s place. Get on a lily pad, equip the Clawshots and use the Peahats to get to the pathway. Walk out on the overhang and jump onto the lily pad with the Tadtone. The lily pad will flip and the Tadtone is free to catch.
The elder Kikwi calls to Link and asks him to come chat for a moment. Bucha tells Link to use the thing he does to find the Tadtones. Fi appears and gives Link the ability to dowse for Tadtones. Once all the Tadtones are collected a nice musical show displays on the score sheet. The elder Kikwi notes Link’s accomplishment. Return to the Water Dragon Faron. She sees that Link is worthy of being called a hero and teaches him her part of the Song of the Hero. Faron then decides that it would benefit Link to return the woods to their natural state. The water quickly lowers and all the inhabitants seem to be happy. Fi appears to suggest seeing the other two dragons.
Before doing that, let’s take care of a Goddess Cube and a Gossip Stone. Either take to the sky and come back down at Skyview temple in the deep woods, or get there by foot collecting treasure along the way. Standing near the Stone Marker on the right side of the temple, look up to see an arch on the wall with vines. Equip the Clawshots to reach it and then drop down to the walkway. Walk toward the front of the temple and use the Clawshots again to reach a vine-covered portion of the wall. At the top Link sees a Goddes Cube. Raise the charged sword and make the strike to send its energy to the clouds. Drop down to the ground and go to the ledges on the right. The third one up has Blue Butterflies. Strum the Goddess Harp and a Gossip Stone will appear to say, "Glittering spores cause something to happen when they are thrown on bugs or monsters. They can only be collected from sparkly mushrooms."
