Chapter 7 “Link Meets Princess Zelda”

Written by: Alex Hemming



Link and Navi were apprehensive
As they crept from hedge to wall
But though the gardens were extensive
They got through them after all



“Phew,” said Navi, “That was close.
“I thought we would be caught back there.”
But Link had seen the Princess Zelda
With sunlight gleaming in her hair



He stood transfixed and watched her staring
Through the window at the King
She didn’t notice the fairy boy
Standing behind her, dressed in green



He called to her, and she turned around,
Looking startled and amazed
She asked him who he was and how
He’d gotten past the guards and maze



But when she saw his fairy,
All her fears fled from her
When she asked him if he had the stone,
He showed the Kokiri Emerald to her



She seemed delighted at the sight
And bade him look through the window
She told him quickly of her plight
And what to do, and where to go



Link realized his destiny
Was bigger than it first had seemed
He had to get the Spiritual Stones
So they could stop the Evil King



Ganondorf could not succeed
And use the Triforce to do wrong
So Zelda told him her handmaiden,
Impa, would teach him a song



Impa whistled through her fingers,
Played a song relaxed and sweet
Link followed on his Ocarina
Keeping time with is feet



Zelda’s Lullaby



Lullaby, Lullaby
As the moon drifts in the sky
Lullaby, Lullaby
Stars will guide you with their light


Sleep as the shadows fall
Sleep as the night birds call
I will protect you from your fears



I will be here with you
Watching, protecting you
Here to wipe away your tears



Link put down his Ocarina
Impa seemed to be impressed
She said he must be courageous
And never falter in his quest



A “crack!” and a flash and she was gone
Vanished into empty air
Our hero headed to Death Mountain
To see what he could find out there