Walkthrough:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap/J-man Zelda Fan/Part One

J-man Zelda Fan's walkthrough of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part One "Of Minish and Men"

Introduction
Let's jump right in, shall we? Princess Zelda comes to Link's home and talks to Master Smith. You then go with Zelda to the Picori Festival in Hyrule Town. Before you leave, though, be sure to pick up the 20 Rupees from the chest in Smith's room. Once you get to the Festival, feel free to chat around with the various villagers, who will tell you about the Picori.

Your main objective, however, is to get the Small Shield. So seek out Zelda until she comes upon the game where she wins the shield and gives it to you as a present. After getting the shield, continue on towards Hyrule Castle. In the filed between the town and the castle, you will come across a Business Scrub that shoots a seed at Zelda. Walk in front of the Scrub and block his next seed with your shield. You will then be able to continue on to the castle to present the sword.

Talk to Potho in the courtyard, and the ceremony will begin. Vaati will enter to touch the Picori Blade, and of course, he turns out to be the villain. He destroys the blade, opens the chest, and turns Zelda to stone. What a jerk. Oh, and you get knocked out. Great.

You'll wake up in the castle and have an audience with the King and his subjects. After some talk, he instructs you to go to the Minish Woods to seek out the Earth Element. Your adventure begins!