Side Quests, Trading & Masks

Adult trade: Biggoron's Sword

1. Pocket Egg

   From: The Cucco Lady in Kakariko Village

   Give to: Nobody; let it hatch

   It hatches after a night passes, so wait or play the Sun's Song.

2. Pocket Cucco

   From: The hatched Pocket Egg

   Give to: Talon, asleep in a house in Kakariko Village

   Use it inside his house to wake him, then return to the Cucco Lady.

3. Cojiro

   From: The Cucco Lady, after Talon is awake

   Give to: Grog, the man slumped in the Lost Woods

   Cojiro was her brother Grog's blue Cucco.

4. Odd Mushroom

   From: Grog in the Lost Woods

   Give to: The old woman in the back room of Kakariko's Potion Shop

   3 minutes limit

   Warping cancels the delivery, so run or ride Epona and enter the shop from its back door.

5. Odd Potion

   From: The old woman at Kakariko's Potion Shop

   Give to: Fado, the Kokiri girl who has taken Grog's place in the Lost Woods

   Called the Odd Poultice in the 3DS version.

6. Poacher's Saw

   From: Fado in the Lost Woods

   Give to: The carpenters' boss in his tent in Gerudo Valley

   If the bridge is still broken, jump the gap on Epona or use the Longshot.

7. Broken Goron's Sword

   From: The carpenters' boss in Gerudo Valley

   Give to: Biggoron at the summit of Death Mountain Trail

   Biggoron's sore eyes stop him from fixing it right away.

8. Prescription

   From: Biggoron

   Give to: King Zora in Zora's Domain

   King Zora must be thawed with Blue Fire before he can help.

9. Eyeball Frog

   From: King Zora

   Give to: The scientist at the Lakeside Laboratory in Lake Hylia

   3 minutes limit

   Warping cancels the delivery; Epona makes the ride to the lake much quicker.

10. World's Finest Eye Drops

    From: The Lakeside Laboratory scientist

    Give to: Biggoron at the summit of Death Mountain Trail

    4 minutes limit

    Warping cancels the delivery; the Lost Woods shortcut to Goron City or a bean platform on Death Mountain Trail saves time.

11. Claim Check

    From: Biggoron

    Give to: Biggoron, once the sword is ready

    Biggoron needs three days, which you can skip by playing the Sun's Song six times.

12. Biggoron's Sword

    From: Biggoron, in exchange for the Claim Check

    Give to: Nobody; it's the final reward

    It matches the Giant's Knife in power but never breaks.

Child trade: Weird Egg to the mask shop

1. Weird Egg

   From: Malon, on the path to Hyrule Castle

   Give to: Nobody; let it hatch

   It hatches into a Cucco the next time the sun rises.

2. Cucco

   From: The hatched Weird Egg

   Give to: Talon, asleep by the crates at Hyrule Castle

   Its crowing wakes Talon, who runs home to Lon Lon Ranch and leaves his crates free to push.

3. Zelda's Letter

   From: Princess Zelda in the Castle Courtyard

   Give to: The guard at the Death Mountain Trail gate in Kakariko Village

   Showing it opens the gate to Death Mountain and opens the Happy Mask Shop, where the mask sequence begins.

Happy Mask Shop masks

Side quests & minigames

• Big Poe Hunt Collection

  Ten Big Poes haunt Hyrule Field in the future. Bottle their spirits and sell them to the Poe Collector until he gives you a bottle.

  Reward: Empty Bottle · Hyrule Field

  How to do it (5 steps)

  1. Get Epona, the Fairy Bow and at least one empty Bottle as adult Link.
  2. Ride Epona across Hyrule Field; most Big Poes only appear when you gallop near the spot they haunt.
  3. Shoot the Big Poe with arrows until it collapses, then bottle its spirit quickly before it fades.
  4. Sell each spirit to the Poe Collector in the Ghost Shop at the ruined Market entrance; each Big Poe is worth 100 points.
  5. Reach 1,000 points by delivering all ten Big Poes to receive an Empty Bottle.

  Adult LinkEponaFairy BowBottle

• Frogs of Zora's River Minigame

  A chorus of frogs on a log in Zora's River rewards you for playing songs, then challenges you to a fast ocarina game.

  Reward: 2 Pieces of Heart, Purple Rupees · Zora's River

  How to do it (5 steps)

  1. As young Link, walk to the end of the fallen log in Zora's River where the frogs sit.
  2. Play the Song of Storms; the frogs love the rain and give you a Piece of Heart.
  3. Play Zelda's Lullaby, Saria's Song, Epona's Song, the Sun's Song and the Song of Time; each makes a frog grow and earns a Purple Rupee (50 Rupees).
  4. With every song played, the frogs start a bug-catching game: answer each note they call quickly with the matching ocarina note.
  5. Finish the round to win a second Piece of Heart.

  Child LinkZelda's LullabySaria's SongEpona's SongSun's SongSong of TimeSong of Storms

• Fishing Pond Minigame

  Rent a rod at the pond on Lake Hylia's shore and chase a trophy fish at each age.

  Reward: Piece of Heart (child), Golden Scale (adult) · Lake Hylia

  How to do it (5 steps)

  1. Pay the pond owner 20 Rupees for a rod; you can fish for as long as you like, but you pay again each visit.
  2. Cast near weeds, logs and rocks and twitch the lure to draw bites; fish bite most eagerly around sunrise and sunset.
  3. As a child, land a fish of 10 pounds or more and show it to the owner for a Piece of Heart.
  4. As an adult, land a bigger fish for the Golden Scale; guides disagree on the exact cutoff (13 to 15 pounds), so aim high.
  5. As an adult, the pond is easiest to reach once you've cleared the Water Temple and the lake has refilled.

  Either age20 Rupees

• Dampé's Gravedigging Tour Minigame

  Pay the gravekeeper to dig wherever you choose; with luck he turns up a Piece of Heart.

  Reward: Piece of Heart · Kakariko Graveyard

  How to do it (3 steps)

  1. Visit Kakariko Graveyard as young Link between 6 PM and 9 PM, when Dampé is out with his lantern.
  2. Talk to him and pay 10 Rupees, then stand on a patch of bare soil, not paving stones, so he digs there.
  3. Most digs turn up Rupees; keep trying different patches until the Piece of Heart appears.

  Child Link10 Rupees per dig

• Dampé's Race Minigame

  Chase Dampé's ghost through the tunnels beneath his grave to win his treasure.

  Reward: Hookshot, Piece of Heart · Kakariko Graveyard

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. As adult Link, pull back Dampé's tombstone (the one with flowers in front) and drop into the hole.
  2. Follow his ghost through the tunnels, staying close and steering clear of the flames he leaves behind.
  3. Reach the end to claim the Hookshot from his chest; the passage beyond leads out to the Kakariko windmill.
  4. Race again and finish in under one minute to earn a Piece of Heart; rolling helps you keep pace.

  Adult Link

• Magic Bean Seller and Bean Planting Collection

  Buy beans as a child, plant them in soft soil, and ride the grown leaf platforms as an adult.

  Reward: Access to Pieces of Heart, Gold Skulltulas and shortcuts · Zora's River

  How to do it (5 steps)

  1. On your first trip to Zora's River as a child, buy beans from the Bean Seller near the entrance; the first costs 10 Rupees and each one after costs 10 more, up to 100 for the tenth.
  2. Plant one in each soft-soil patch: Kokiri Forest, two in the Lost Woods, Zora's River, Kakariko Graveyard, Death Mountain Trail, Death Mountain Crater, Lake Hylia, Gerudo Valley and Desert Colossus.
  3. Warp songs get you to the Death Mountain Crater and Desert Colossus patches as a child.
  4. Return as an adult and ride each leaf platform; they lead to Pieces of Heart in the Graveyard, on Death Mountain Trail and in the Crater, at Lake Hylia, in Gerudo Valley and at Desert Colossus.
  5. Release a bug onto any soft soil to make a hidden Gold Skulltula crawl out.

  Either ageRupees (10 to 100 per bean)

• Scarecrow's Song Quest

  Compose your own song for the scarecrows at Lake Hylia, then use it to call Pierre to hard-to-reach places.

  Reward: Summon Pierre the scarecrow as a Hookshot target · Lake Hylia

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. As young Link, talk to Bonooru, one of the two scarecrows on the shore of Lake Hylia, and play him any eight-note melody you make up.
  2. As adult Link, come back and play the same melody for him; he remembers it and it becomes the Scarecrow's Song.
  3. When Navi turns green in certain spots, play the song to make Pierre pop up, then Hookshot to him.
  4. Use it to reach the Lakeside Laboratory roof and the rooftop chest at Gerudo's Fortress, among other spots.

  Either ageOcarinaHookshot

• Horseback Archery Minigame

  Gallop down the Gerudo range on Epona and shoot targets and pots for high scores.

  Reward: Piece of Heart (1,000 points), Biggest Quiver (1,500 points) · Gerudo's Fortress

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Free the four carpenters to earn the Gerudo's Card, then come to the fortress on Epona.
  2. Talk to the Gerudo by the archery range and pay 20 Rupees for a run.
  3. Ride the course firing at the targets and the pots; a shot near a target's center and any pot you break score the most.
  4. Score 1,000 points or more for a Piece of Heart, and 1,500 or more for a quiver upgrade.

  Adult LinkGerudo's CardEponaFairy Bow20 Rupees

• Bombchu Bowling Alley Minigame

  Steer Bombchus down the lanes to hit three targets and win a prize that changes every game.

  Reward: Bomb Bag upgrade, Piece of Heart · Hyrule Market

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Once you own a Bomb Bag, visit the Bombchu Bowling Alley in the Market as young Link.
  2. Pay 30 Rupees for ten Bombchus; the prize for that game is shown after you pay.
  3. Send Bombchus through the three targets one after another, steering around the obstacles that appear in later stages.
  4. Keep playing until you've won both the bomb bag upgrade and the Piece of Heart; after that the prizes are Bombs, Bombchus or Rupees.

  Child LinkBomb Bag30 Rupees

• Kakariko Shooting Gallery Minigame

  Test your aim with the bow in Kakariko's shooting gallery.

  Reward: Quiver upgrade · Kakariko Village

  How to do it (3 steps)

  1. As adult Link with the Fairy Bow, enter the Shooting Gallery in Kakariko Village and pay 20 Rupees.
  2. Shoot every Rupee target as it appears; they come in a random order and your arrows are limited.
  3. Hit them all to win a quiver upgrade; later perfect rounds pay Rupees.

  Adult LinkFairy Bow20 Rupees

• Market Shooting Gallery Minigame

  Young Link's slingshot challenge in the Market.

  Reward: Bullet Bag upgrade · Hyrule Market

  How to do it (3 steps)

  1. As young Link with the Fairy Slingshot, visit the Market's Shooting Gallery during the day and pay 20 Rupees.
  2. Hit every Rupee target as they move across the gallery in a set pattern.
  3. Hit them all to win a bigger Bullet Bag; later perfect rounds pay Rupees.

  Child LinkFairy Slingshot20 Rupees

• Treasure Chest Game Minigame

  A nighttime game of luck where each correct chest opens the way forward.

  Reward: Piece of Heart · Hyrule Market

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. As young Link, visit the Treasure Chest Shop near the Market entrance after dark and pay 10 Rupees.
  2. Each room has two chests: one holds the key to the next door, the other just Rupees, and picking the wrong one ends your run.
  3. If you have the Lens of Truth, use it to see which chest holds the key.
  4. Open the chest in the final room to win the Piece of Heart.

  Child Link10 Rupees

• Super Cucco Finding Minigame

  Pick Talon's three prize Cuccos out of the flock against the clock.

  Reward: Bottle with Lon Lon Milk · Lon Lon Ranch

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Wake Talon at Hyrule Castle with the Cucco hatched from the Weird Egg so he returns home.
  2. Talk to Talon in the house at Lon Lon Ranch and pay 10 Rupees to play; retries after a loss cost less.
  3. He hides three Super Cuccos among the ordinary birds; find all three within 30 seconds.
  4. Your first win earns a Bottle of Lon Lon Milk, and later wins refill an empty bottle with milk.

  Child LinkWeird Egg (to wake Talon)10 Rupees

• Lon Lon Ranch Obstacle Course (Cow in Link's House) Minigame

  Beat Malon's time on the jumping course and she sends a cow to your home in Kokiri Forest.

  Reward: Cow in Link's House · Lon Lon Ranch

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. After you've won Epona, talk to Malon by the corral at Lon Lon Ranch to start her obstacle course.
  2. Ride two laps, clearing every fence; meet each jump head-on and spend carrots to clear the tall ones.
  3. Finish in under 50 seconds and a cow is delivered to Link's House in Kokiri Forest.
  4. Play Epona's Song for the cow whenever you have an empty bottle to fill it with Lon Lon Milk.

  Adult LinkEpona

• Winning Epona from Ingo Quest

  Learn Malon's song as a child, then beat Ingo in a horse race as an adult to make Epona yours.

  Reward: Epona · Lon Lon Ranch

  How to do it (5 steps)

  1. As young Link, visit Malon in the corral during the day and take out your ocarina; she teaches you Epona's Song and the foal warms to you.
  2. As adult Link, return to Lon Lon Ranch, now run by Ingo, and pay him to ride in the corral.
  3. Play Epona's Song to call Epona to you and climb on.
  4. Challenge Ingo to a race around the corral and win; he demands a rematch with Epona as the stakes.
  5. Win again, and when Ingo locks the gate, jump Epona over the ranch's outer wall to escape.

  Either ageEpona's SongRupees

• Lakeside Laboratory Dive Minigame

  Prove your diving skill to the Lake Hylia scientist.

  Reward: Piece of Heart · Lake Hylia

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Win the Golden Scale at the fishing pond.
  2. Enter the Lakeside Laboratory and dive into the deep pool inside.
  3. Touch the bottom (you'll hear a chime), then surface and talk to the scientist; sinking with the Iron Boots doesn't count.
  4. He rewards you with a Piece of Heart.

  Either ageGolden Scale

• Cucco Lady's Cuccos Quest

  Round up the runaway Cuccos for a woman who is allergic to them.

  Reward: Empty Bottle · Kakariko Village

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. As young Link, talk to the Cucco Lady by her empty pen in Kakariko Village.
  2. Find her seven escaped Cuccos around the village; a few sit behind fences or up high, so carry one Cucco and glide over to reach them.
  3. Toss each Cucco back into the pen.
  4. Return all seven to receive an Empty Bottle.

  Child Link

• Zora Diving Game (Silver Scale) Minigame

  Grab sinking Rupees before they hit the bottom to win the Silver Scale.

  Reward: Silver Scale · Zora's Domain

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Climb to the top of the waterfall in Zora's Domain, near King Zora's throne room, and talk to the Zora standing there.
  2. Pay 20 Rupees; he throws five Rupees into the water far below.
  3. Dive off and collect all five before time runs out.
  4. Win to earn the Silver Scale, which you need to dive for Ruto's Letter in Lake Hylia.

  Child Link20 Rupees

• Gerudo Training Ground (Ice Arrows) Quest

  An optional gauntlet of trial rooms inside Gerudo's Fortress, with the Ice Arrows as the top prize.

  Reward: Ice Arrows · Gerudo Training Ground

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Free the carpenters to earn the Gerudo's Card, then pay the Gerudo by the training ground gate inside the fortress 10 Rupees; each re-entry costs another 10.
  2. Work through the trial rooms around the central maze, collecting the small keys they hold.
  3. Use the keys to open the locked doors leading into the heart of the maze; the Lens of Truth helps there.
  4. Open the chest at the center to claim the Ice Arrows.

  Adult LinkGerudo's Card10 RupeesHookshot or LongshotFairy BowMegaton HammerIron BootsSong of Time

• Medigoron's Giant's Knife Quest

  Buy a huge two-handed blade from Biggoron's brother in Goron City.

  Reward: Giant's Knife · Goron City

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. As adult Link, blow open the cracked wall on Goron City's second level to find Medigoron's shop.
  2. Pay 200 Rupees, which takes at least the Adult's Wallet, for the Giant's Knife.
  3. It hits twice as hard as the Master Sword but takes both hands, so you can't use a shield, and it snaps after a few hits; Medigoron sells replacements.
  4. For an unbreakable version, complete the adult trading sequence for Biggoron's Sword.

  Adult LinkAdult's Wallet200 RupeesBombs

• Lost Woods Target Practice Minigame

  Hit a forest target dead center three times running.

  Reward: Bullet Bag upgrade · Lost Woods

  How to do it (3 steps)

  1. From the Kokiri Forest entrance to the Lost Woods, take the right path to the clearing with a target across from a ledge.
  2. Hit the bullseye three times in a row with the Fairy Slingshot; clipping the outer ring resets your count.
  3. Win to get a bigger Bullet Bag (40 seeds, or 50 if you've already won the Market Shooting Gallery).

  Child LinkFairy Slingshot

• Skull Kid's Ocarina Games Minigame

  Make music with the Skull Kids of the Lost Woods for two Pieces of Heart.

  Reward: 2 Pieces of Heart · Lost Woods

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Learn Saria's Song from Saria in Sacred Forest Meadow.
  2. Go left from the Lost Woods entrance, stand on the small stump facing the Skull Kid, and play Saria's Song for a Piece of Heart.
  3. Go right from the entrance and drop down to the stump where two Skull Kids play flutes; repeat their phrases correctly through three rounds for a second Piece of Heart.
  4. Come back later to sell the Skull Mask to the first Skull Kid.

  Child LinkFairy OcarinaSaria's Song

• Royal Family's Tomb (Sun's Song) Quest

  Beneath the graves of the Composer Brothers, the Royal Family's Tomb holds the song that controls day and night.

  Reward: Sun's Song · Kakariko Graveyard

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. At the back of Kakariko Graveyard, find the large tombstone bearing the Royal Crest, flanked by the Composer Brothers' graves.
  2. Stand in front of it and play Zelda's Lullaby; lightning splits the stone and opens a hole.
  3. Drop in, defeat the Keese to unlock the way forward, and slip past the ReDeads in the next chamber.
  4. Read the inscription on the far wall to learn the Sun's Song, which flips day and night and stuns ReDeads and Gibdos.

  Either ageZelda's Lullaby

• Song of Storms and the Windmill Quest

  Learn a song in the future that changes Kakariko's past and drains the village well.

  Reward: Song of Storms; opens the Bottom of the Well · Kakariko Village

  How to do it (5 steps)

  1. As adult Link, enter the windmill in Kakariko Village and talk to the grumpy man cranking the music box.
  2. Take out your ocarina when he complains; he plays the tune that wrecked his windmill, teaching you the Song of Storms.
  3. Return to the windmill as young Link and play the Song of Storms for him.
  4. The windmill spins wildly and drains the village well, opening the entrance to the Bottom of the Well.
  5. The song also earns a Piece of Heart from the Zora's River frogs, and playing it beside a Gossip Stone calls a fairy.

  Either ageOcarina of Time

• Gold Skulltula Hunt Collection

  Defeat 100 Gold Skulltulas across Hyrule to lift a curse on a Kakariko family.

  Reward: Adult's Wallet, Stone of Agony, Giant's Wallet, Bombchus, Piece of Heart, Huge Rupee · Kakariko Village

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Defeat Gold Skulltulas and collect their tokens; many only come out at night, and others hide in soft soil, crates, trees and behind walls.
  2. Visit the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village to report your total; each milestone frees a family member.
  3. Rewards: 10 tokens for the Adult's Wallet, 20 for the Stone of Agony, 30 for the Giant's Wallet, 40 for Bombchus and 50 for a Piece of Heart.
  4. Collect all 100 to lift the curse; the father then gives you a Huge Rupee each time you visit.

  Either ageBoomerang (child)Hookshot (adult)

• Richard the Lost Dog Quest

  Return a woman's lost dog to her home in the Market at night.

  Reward: Piece of Heart · Hyrule Market

  How to do it (4 steps)

  1. Visit the Market as young Link at night, when several dogs roam the square.
  2. Find the small white dog and touch it so it follows you; if the wrong dog tags along, show it to the owner to send it away.
  3. Lead the white dog into the back alley and into its owner's house, then talk to her.
  4. She thanks you with a Piece of Heart.

  Child Link

• Running Man's Race Minigame

  Race the tireless Running Man across Hyrule for fun.

  Reward: None (bragging rights) · Gerudo Valley

  How to do it (3 steps)

  1. As adult Link, talk to the Running Man in the carpenters' tent in Gerudo Valley and accept his challenge.
  2. Race him to the bridge leading into Kokiri Forest by any route you like.
  3. However fast you are, he always finishes just ahead of you, and there's no prize.

  Adult Link