Strange Leaflet Walkthrough

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• Open Door

You open the front door of the house.

You are standing in an open field west of a white house. The house's front door is standing open. You hear a gurgling stream to the south, and a path leads north into a dense forest. There is a small mailbox in front of the house.

• East

You enter the house.

You're in the house. The house's only furnishings are a plain wooden table, a single chair, and a fireplace on the north wall. The fireplace is cold and empty.

An ornate sword hangs above the mantel.

• Take Sword

You take the sword.

• West

You leave the house.

• North

You walk north from the field.

You are on a forest path north of the field. A cave leads into a granite butte to the north.

A thick hedge blocks the way to the west.

A hefty stick lies on the ground.

• Cut Hedge

Thwickety thwack, you cut down the hedge with your sword.

• Pick Up Stick

You pick up the stick.

• West

You go west.

You're in a clearing west of the forest path. There is a huge, crackling bonfire here.

• Light Stick

You hold the stick in the flames until it lights. Voila! A torch!

• East

You leave the clearing.

• North

You walk into the cave, your torch aloft.

You're in a dark and dank cave.

A treasure chest sits near the rear wall, with a dangerous-looking serpent coiled around it.

• Kill Snake

Your sword makes quick work of the serpent.

You're in a dark and dank cave.

A treasure chest sits near the rear wall, surrounded by hacked-up serpent bits.

• Open Chest

You open the chest, and remove the glorious treasure from within.

You acquire an item: Frobozz Real-Estate Company Instant House (TM)

You're in a dark and dank cave.

An empty treasure chest sits near the rear wall.

• Look Behind Chest

You discover a tiny hole in the wall behind the chest.

• Look In Hole

You find a grue egg in the hole!

You acquire an item: grue egg

• South

You exit the cave.

• South

You walk south, back to the field.

• East

You enter the house.

• Examine Fireplace

The fireplace is stacked with dry firewood and tinder, ready for lighting. A brass bowling trophy sits on the mantelpiece.

or.....The fireplace is stacked with dry firewood and tinder, ready for lighting. A carved driftwood bird sits on the mantelpiece.

or.....The fireplace is stacked with dry firewood and tinder, ready for lighting. A ceramic model of a small white house sits on the mantelpiece.

or.....The fireplace is stacked with dry firewood and tinder, ready for lighting. A ceramic model of a small brick building sits on the mantelpiece.

or.....The fireplace is stacked with dry firewood and tinder, ready for lighting. A model ship inside a bottle sits on the mantelpiece.

If the brass bowling trophy sits on the mantel

• Get trophy

You take the bowling trophy off of the mantel. Shiny.

• Examine Tinder

Bits of torn and wadded newspaper. Wait, what's that? You fish a piece of crumpled parchment out of the fireplace.

• Read Parchment

It appears to be a scroll for a spell called 'gnusto', which can be used to copy a spell from another scroll into your spellbook (by typing GNUSTO (name of spell)). Potentially useful!

• Light Fire

You poke your torch into the fireplace until it catches, you twisted firestarter. Soon a blazing fire lights up the shadowy corners of the room, revealing a pair of large boots.

• Get Boots

Okay, got 'em.

• Wear Boots

With some difficulty, you strap on the boots. Hydrophobic!

• West

You leave the house.

• South

You hesitate for a moment, and then cross the stream. Every molecule in your body explodes at the speed of light. Well, okay, not really. You do get a little mud on you while climbing up the opposite bank, though. Yuck.

• South

You hesitate. The forest is thick with old, gnarled trees and tangled masses of brambles, and precious little light pierces the thick canopy. If you go in there, you probably won't be able to find your way out again.

• South

You buck up your courage, and stride bravely into the forest. You get lost almost immediately.

• Travel in any direction for a couple of steps.

You push south through the thor

All right, by now you're probably as sick of this stupid maze as I am. Let's skip ahead a bit.

You stumble out of the dense forest into a clearing.

You are in a clearing, with a particularly tall tree growing in the middle of it. On the ground, you see a pile of leaves.

• Up

You hoist yourself into the lower branches of the tree and start climbing. It's a long and difficult climb, and eventually you're forced to stop and rest.

This tree is unusually tall -- you can't even see the forest floor any more, as you've climbed above the canopy. There are several other things to see here, though: a nearby branch holds a small bird's nest, which contains a large egg encrusted with precious jewels; a soccer ball is wedged in the branches out of your reach, with a roadrunner perched on it, holding a large ruby in its beak; and there is a bowl of petunias, also out of your reach, with what looks like a scroll entangled in the flowers.

• Take Egg

You have to stretch to reach it, but you manage to get the egg without losing your grip on the tree.

This tree is unusually tall -- you can't even see the forest floor any more, as you've climbed above the canopy. There are several other things to see here, though: a nearby branch holds a small bird's nest; a soccer ball is wedged in the branches out of your reach, with a roadrunner perched on it, holding a large ruby in its beak; and there is a bowl of petunias, also out of your reach, with what looks like a scroll entangled in the flowers.

• Throw Egg at Roadrunner

You take careful aim, and pitch the egg at the roadrunner. It flaps out of the way with a squawk, dropping the ruby, which plummets past you.

This tree is unusually tall -- you can't even see the forest floor any more, as you've climbed above the canopy. There are several other things to see here, though: a nearby branch holds a small bird's nest; a soccer ball is wedged in the branches out of your reach, with a roadrunner perched on it, glaring at you; and there is a bowl of petunias, also out of your reach, with what looks like a scroll entangled in the flowers.

• Down

You carefully make your way back down to the forest floor.

• Move Leaves

You dig around in the leaves, and find a large ruby, which you pick up.

• Up

You hoist yourself into the lower branches of the tree and start climbing. It's a long and difficult climb, and eventually you're forced to stop and rest.

• Throw Ruby at Bowl

You carefully lob the ruby into the bowl -- two points! The roadrunner flaps excitedly up to the bowl and scrabbles around in it for the ruby, knocking the scroll out of it in the process, and then flies away. You snatch the scroll out of the air as it flutters down.

This tree is unusually tall -- you can't even see the forest floor any more, as you've climbed above the canopy. A nearby branch holds a small bird's nest, and a soccer ball and a bowl of petunias are wedged in the branches, both out of your reach.

• Read Scroll

The scroll is labelled "cleesh". Apparently, it has the power to change a creature into a small amphibian (by typing CLEESH (name of creature)).

• Gnusto Cleesh

You watch, impressed, as the magical writing fades away from the Cleesh scroll and reappears in your spellbook. (You didn't know you had a spellbook? Of course you do. We figured it was too obvious to mention.) Both the Gnusto scroll and the Cleesh scroll crumble into dust.

• Up

You eventually reach the top of the tree, and discover to your surprise that it serves as one leg of a massive table. You carefully crawl over the edge of the tabletop and look around in amazement.

This massive table is laid out for a light meal of epic proportions. The Giant himself is watching you intently, with his chin in his hands. "How about a guessing game?" he asks. The Giant sets two shot glasses, as tall as your knees, on the table in front of him. The glass on the left is filled with a glittery, hissing liquid. The one on the right is foaming and thick. "One is poison and one is not," says the Giant. "Guess right and I'll take you into Fairyland."

• Cleesh Giant

You cast Cleesh at the Giant. With a loud POP, he turns into a huge fat toad, as tall as yourself. "RIBBIT!" it rumbles angrily, then hops away, knocking over the glasses.

This massive table is laid out for a light meal of epic proportions. The two giant shot glasses have been knocked over, and the contents have spilled and drained away. The Giant's pinky ring lies in a puddle on the table.

• Take Ring

You hoist the ring up off the table, and onto your shoulder. Heavy, but not unmanageable.

You acquire an item: giant pinky ring

Notes

• Drinking either of the Giant's drinks will result in you losing 10,000 HP and being Hardly Poisoned at All for 10 adventures; the only way to finish is by using CLEESH.

References

• The various references contained within the leaflet can be found here.