遊樂場

 

來到城堡大道（Castle Way）旁邊的遊樂場，竟然看到一隻老鼠帶著一群小孩玩耍。
右邊是石中劍（sword in a stone），前方匾額是：SEE IF THOU ART THE NEXT LORD OF BRITANNIA。
中間是木偶劇（puppet show），表演節目是Punch And Judy Show。
左方是力量測試機（strength tester），前方說明是：ART THOU AN AVATAR？ TEST OF STRENGTH。

 

找老鼠談話。

 

Sherry
      You see a very large mouse with an air of superior intelligence.
      "Avatar!" she exclaims. "I cannot believe thou art here, Zidane!"
name
      "Why, dost thou not remember Sherry, Zidane?
job
      "I am trying to keep up with these children! We are playing tag through the castle! I must run! Talk to me later in the nursery!"

 

找一旁小孩談話。

 

Nicholas
      You see a child that has recently grown into toddlerhood.
name
     "Nick-las."
job
      The toddler is obviously deeply engaged in a game of tag and will not stop to speak.

 

找其他小孩談話。

 

Kristy
      This is a cute toddler holding a baby doll.
name
      "Kwisty."
job
      "Tag! Playing tag!"
      The toddler runs off in search of a nursery-mate.

 

找其他小孩談話。

 

Max
      This toddler is full of energy and is playing hard when he sees you. He stops what he is doing.
name
      "Makth."
job
      "Playing tag!"
     The boy runs away from you to catch another child.

 

找一旁的遊樂場看守者談話。

 

Carrocio
      You see a flamboyant-looking gentleman. He is very cheerful and outgoing, greeting you with a smile and a wave.
name
      "From out the dawn, when sun doth rise."
      "Until next morn when moon must go."
      "I answer to thy beck and cries."
      "Thine humble servant, Carrocio!"
job
      "The puppet's curtain I unfurl,"
      "And from mine hands the story's told,"
      "For pleasure of a boy or girl,"
      "To see doth cost one coin of gold."
      "To take good measure of thy power,"
      "Forged in fire of virtue's heart,"
      "To ring the bell this very hour,"
      "Do test thy strength 'til thy muscles smart."
      "And perhaps impress thine own sweetheart!"
      Carrocio winks at you.
      "Or dost thou wish to be a king?"
      "Yonder sticks a sword in stone."
      "If thou canst only pull it out,"
      "Thou wilt be the next upon the throne!"
puppet show
      "My childhood's eye spied father's toil,"
      "A puppet's show of splendor royal."
      "Time's breeze has blown, my father's gone,"
     "His child has grown. Regrets anon,"
      Gears and wheels move the moppets now, in need of no one,"
      "And so I keep his carnival song playing on and on alone."
gears and wheels
      "I fear an end to my family craft, where the show is run by human heart,"
      "But bones do age, not so machines, and we cannot simply replace a part."
      "I carry on as best I can. A machine to play my father's role,"
      "Control the marionettes unseen, struggling to imbue them with a soul."
regret
      "The faces pressed before me, fleeting moments chance of glee. From the lowly mongrel beggar to the resident of throne,"
      "Each know their place and gave me chase to find the one for me. Woman whom my life may share, this heart that waits alone."
mongrel beggar
      "A beggar man called Snaz will come to watch my show,"
      "to steal and sell all my best jokes, mine own personal foe."
resident of throne
      "Thine ignorance doth make me skittish,"
      "surely thou hast heard of wise Lord British."
woman
      "The awakening of mine heart's idyll,"
      "Lies 'neath me for I see her still,"
      "No bard could e'er describe nor tell,"
      "The tenderness of my fair Nell."
Nell
      "'Tis said love is a fiery angel," 
      "Riding soft silk wings of pure redemption,"
      "My puppet's heart still as an anvil,"
      "At the wicked thrill of her attention."
      "By mine angel Nell I am anointed,"
      "Humble cowardice felled by Passion's blade,"
      "As her beloved I was hence appointed,"
      "Perchance through destiny a marriage made."
wicked thrill
      Carrocio looks as if he is lost in a memory. After a moment he returns to reality.
      "I would not be a gentleman if I spoke of this more. Forgive me the candor of mine heart's open door."
      He appears somewhat embarrassed and clears his throat loudly several times.
marriage
      "My coins are arrows rushing to make good,"
      "'Til the day when the jeweller sells his ring,"
      "For my sure heart is not but carved from wood,"
      "And she doth tend to the bed of a king."
strength test
      "Take the hammer in thine hands and strike a blow upon the ground,"
      "If thine arms be possessed of might then thou shalt hear a ringing sound."
      "Once thou hast struck if thou hearest naught then thou dost know thy strength is flagging."
      "But if thou dost win the strength test game thou shalt receive a stuffed dragon."
see
      "See foolish pride and love, brutality and sin, Carrocio's tiny world of moving dolls,"
      "Enough to make thee gasp, or cry or grin,"
      "All who wish to see 'tis time to hear my calls,"
      "For now the puppet show is about to begin!"
bye
      "Perchance to find in mercy's ear. A voice to know as gentle friend,"
      "I bid thee well, but hark return. If thou wouldst see the puppet's play or test thy strength again."