The Mark of a Hero

Watch the opening scene and you will
see Link get swept away to a distant
land away from Hyrule. A girl named
Din will find Link and take care of him.
When you have control, go right and talk
to Din (on the stump). Talk to everybody
including Impa.
Talk to Din again and
you will dance with her.
After the dance, Din will notice the
Triforce symbol on Link's hand. Just
then, a dark cloud covers the land,
followed by thunder and a tornado.
A voice booms and tells that he is Onox,
the General of Darkness. The tornado
sweeps everyone away and takes Din
away.
At the tower of darkness, Onox reveals
his plans for Din and Holodrum. He
seals Din in a crystal and sinks the
Temple of Seasons, casting the Seasons
of Holodrum into chaos.
When the game goes back to you, Impa
will tell you the truth about herself
and Din. Din is the Oracle of Seasons
and she is the caretaker of Princess
Zelda. Zelda told Impa to take Din to
Hyrule before it was too late, but alas
it was. Impa was wounded and goes
near a tree to rest. She says to go see the
Maku Tree in Horon, which is just
south of there.
There is a bit to do here. But not without
a weapon at least. Go to the fountain in
the middle of town and talk to the artist.
He will tell you of the Hero's Cave to the
west. There is also Vasu the Jeweler
here. Talk to him to get a L-1 Ring Box
and a useless Friendship Ring (Rings
come in handy in this game).
When you are ready, head out the
northwest exit to the coast. Head down
to the beach and enter the cave inside.
This cave is not too difficult. Head right
to the next room. Push the block and go
up. Move the block out of the way and
weave around to 2 more blocks. Move
the left one down and the right one to the
right. Follow to the next room.
Press the button for a Small Key. Return
and weave around again. Push the block
again to open the doors then go down
and right. Push the button to open the
door and go up to recieve the Wooden
Sword. Now you finally have a means
of attack.
You will find yourself outside the cave.
Chop down the bush on the ledge of the
cave and jump down into the pit. Grab
the 30 rupees there. Jump down and
push the block and go down. Push the
upper left block to reveal stairs to a
Gasha Seed. Exit the cave.
Head back to Horon Town. Plant the
Gasha Seed by the Mayor's House.
Buy a Wooden Shield at the Shop, and
go down from there. Enter the house and
offer to name the child (I name it Eric).
After that, go to the Maku Tree to the
east. With the Wooden Sword, slash the
gates and go see the Maku Tree.
Slash the bubble of the Maku Tree to
awaken it. It realizes that Din was
captured and that the Temple of Seasons
is missing. He then asks Link to save
Din by collecting the 8 essences of
Holodrum. He then drops the key to
Gnarled Root, which is just north of
Horon.