First, gather some items from downstairs.

On the dining room table is a cup- take it.

Go into the kitchen and take the knife and spoon from the rack near the fireplace.

Take the bowl off the shelf, and take the food from the big table.

Take the broom and sweep the kitchen.

If you have time, go upstairs to the wizard’s bedroom and take the key from the top of the wardrobe, and move the clothes inside the wardrobe to find the magic map.

Take the mirror from the small dresser, and the vial of rose essence from the big dresser.

While you are here, empty the chamber pot.

Then zip over to your room and hide everything under your bed before Manannan catches you with the forbidden objects.

Hang around a few minutes till he tells you he is leaving.

Then, when you see the cat, try to corner him and pick him up.

This will probably take several tries, but you will succeed.

When you do, take some fur.

Then go upstairs to the observatory and take the wings from the dead fly there.

Retrieve your possessions and go downstairs.

Enter the library and unlock the cabinet to get the wizard’s wand.

Then look at the bookshelf in the corner and move a book to reveal a hidden switch.

Pull it and open the trap door to the basement laboratory.

Go downstairs and take the following items from the shelf: fishbone, nightshade juice, mandrake root, saffron, toad spittle, toadstool powder.

Now walk over to the big table and cast the Flying Like an Eagle or a Fly spell.

You do not have the eagle feather yet, but you don’t need it to prepare the spell.

Consult your manual to find the page number of the spell, then type “turn to page ??”.

When typing incantations, make sure you are EXACT, including punctuation.

Go outside the house and feed the chickens.

Enter the pen and catch one of the chickens and get a feather from it.

Now you are ready to navigate the treacherous path down the mountain.

Save your game before you go, and be careful!

Once you are down below, go one screen west.

Type “show mirror to medusa”, but don’t hit enter yet.

Now walk west into the desert and turn around, facing east.

When Medusa is close, hit enter to turn her to stone.

She will appear in any of the four desert screens.

Now to one screen north and take the snakeskin.

Go north twice more and take the small cactus that is beside the rock.

Go one screen east to the oak tree and take acorns until you find some dried ones.

Don’t worry about exploring the tree further for now.

Go south once and east once to the Three Bears Cottage.

Go back and forth from this screen until you see the bears leaving on their walk.

Enter the cottage- if you are lucky, there will be three bowls of porridge on the table.

Take the smallest one.

If the porridge is not there, leave and return until it is.

Then go upstairs and look in the dresser to find a thimble.

Go outside and fill it with dew from Mama Bear’s flowers.

Go east once and take the mistletoe from the small tree.

Go north into town and enter the bar.

If no one is there except the barmaid, leave and return until the bandits from the forest are sitting at the table.

Now, dip you fly wings into the rose essence and buzz around for a minute to spy on the bandits and hear the location of their hideout.

Now quickly buzz out of the bar and west twice to the oak tree where you found the acorns.

Fly into the small hole at the base of the tree to discover the hidden rope.

Fly back out and return to human form.

Reach in the hole to pull the rope that lowers the ladder.

Climb up the ladder until you can see the tree house.

Look inside before you enter- if the bandit is sleeping, it is safe to enter.

If not, leave and return until he is asleep.

Climb up the ladder till your feet are about even with the platform and walk off the ladder and through the door.

Go to the table and quickly grab the pouch of gold, then scram.

Gow go east twice to return to town.

Enter the store and buy: salt, lard, a pouch, and fish oil.

Pet the dog to get some dog hair.

Leave the store and go north once and get some mud from the bank of the stream.

Go east once to the ocean and get some ocean water.

If in you travels, you see an eagle flying overhead, watch him until he is out of site- sooner or later, he will drop a feather.

When he does, grab it!

If you are fortunate enough to have found the feather at this time, go north once and west once to the spider cave and dip the feather in the essence.

The eagle will carry the spider out to sea.

Then enter the cave and get the oracle stone from the oracle.

Now, carefully return to the wizard’s house.

Remember, while gathering items from Llewdor, keep an eye on your time- you should head back up the mountain at around 25 minutes.

If you find yourself running out of time, the most important items are the ingredients to the Transforming Another into a Cat spell, and the bowl of porridge from the Three Bears’ House.

Once back in the house, go downstairs to the basement and prepare the Transforming Another into a Cat spell.

Go upstairs to the library and close the trap door, but the book back into place, and put the wand back in the cabinet.

Go upstairs and hide everything under your bed until the wizard returns.

After he returns and tells you to get him something to eat, go to your room and take the porridge and the cat cookie.

Put the cookie in the porridge and go to the dining room and give it to the wizard to transform him into a cat- Forever!

Now return to the basement and cast the rest of the spells in the book.

If you missed any of the ingredients on your first trip, go back down the mountain and gather them.

Also, after you have cast the Understand the Language of Creatures spell, walk around and listen to any animals you find to get clues about Gwydion’s true identity.

After you have completed all the spells, go back down the mountain and into the town.

Enter the bar and talk to the pirate captain.

Give him the gold you have left to buy passage on his ship, which is docked on the wharf just east of town.

Go to the ship and board it.

The pirates will, of course, grab you and throw you into the hold.

But don’t worry- Gwydion/Alexander is a very resourceful young man.

To get out of the hold of the pirate ship, go to the right and take the small box you find there.

Walk back to the left and but the small box to the left of the big crate under the ladder.

Jump on the small box, then on the big one, then onto the ladder.

Climb up the ladder to the next level.

To the right is the Captain’s room- your possessions are in the chest by his bed.

Make sure he is not in the room, then go in and grab your things.

Go back out and go to the left- sometimes there is a sailor patrolling here- leave and return until he is not there.

Take the shovel from beside the lifeboat.

Now go back down the hold and to the right and listen to the mice there to hear the location of the pirates treasure.

Wait until you hear “Land Ho”, then cast the Causing a Deep Sleep spell in this dank hold.

This will occur about 10 minutes after beginning your journey.

Then go back to the ladder and climb up to the top deck.

You can now swim to shore- go east, but stay near the bottom of the screen so that if the shark appears, you can quickly swim down to avoid him, then up again.

Go east once and dig up the pirates treasure.

Then use the Fly Like an Eagle spell to go up the mountain and get past the Abominable Snowman.

Carefully navigate your way through the caves and down the cliff- this part can be tricky- go slow and save often.

Once you reach the bottom, find the stairs that lead to the dragon’s plateau and go up them.

Use the Becoming Invisible spell to safely approach the dragon, then cast the Brewing a Storm spell- remember to stir the brew first, then recite the incantation.

After the dragon has been fried, untie Rosella from the stake and lead her down the stairs.

If she gets in your way, go back up to the top and try again.

Follow the path home to Daventry and your parents.

Now watch the happy reunion.