Bank 25: Hyrule Town

Here we are, Link!
Doesn't it look fun?

Come on! Let's look around!

Link, there's a storyteller here!
We should stop and listen to--
Oh! I wonder what's over there...

So the Picori ARE real! My father
always told me they were.
Oh! Look at that!

Say, wasn't there going to be a sword-
fighting tournament at the castle?
I wonder who won this year...

Oh, wow! Over here!

Link! Where are you going?
Over here! This way!

Welcome to the Picori Festival!

They say that, every hundred years,
the Picori come to Hyrule...
And this is the 100th year, to the day,
since the last time the Picori were here!

Long, long ago, and then even longer
before that...
Evil creatures appeared in the world
of humans.
They were powerful, frightening
beasts, and they created such trouble!
But then the Picori came from the sky,
bringing humans powerful magic.
With the magic light force and the
Picori Blade, the beasts were repelled.
And the world of humans once more
knew peace, thanks to the Picori.
So as not to forget our gratitude, we
hold this festival each year.
Now, remember, little ones... The Picori
only appear before good little children.
If you only do bad deeds, you will
never get to see them! So be good!

I don't believe in the Picori!

I'm not a kid anymore! I'm too old to
believe in any stupid old fairy tales!

Do you think I'll really see the Picori
if I'm on my best behavior all the time?

Come on up! Come one, come all!
Gather round and have a look-see!
I'm having a huge sale on all manner
of delicious and festive vegetables!

Oh, hi! Are you enjoying the festival?
It's so much fun!
I'm so happy to be here! And my fresh
fruits are just delicious! Buy some!

Come one! Come all! Try your luck,
and win incredible prizes!

Hey, guy, have you ever seen the
Picori? I saw one just the other day!
It wore a red cone-shaped hat, and
it was really small...
And it was standing inside my dad's
shoe! I really saw it! I swear!

So, so, so... I've been good all year?
Like, all year long?
And you know how the Picori only
show themselves if you've been good?
And so, so, so I'm just waiting for
the Picori to come and play with me.

Only once every hundred years does
the mystic doorway open.
This is the door that links the human
world to the world of the Picori.
When this door opens, the Picori can
enter our world. And guess what!
This marks the hundredth year
since they last appeared here!
I'm sure something wonderful is
going to happen at this festival!

Each year, there is a sword-fighting
tournament at the Picori Festival.
This year's tournament is already over.
I couldn't believe how fast it went!
I hear the victor was a mysterious
man dressed entirely in black.

They say the Picori bring happiness
to all the humans they meet...
I wonder when they will bring
happiness to me...

Are you enjoying yourself, Link?
This is the biggest festival in Hyrule!
If you don't stop to enjoy it,
you'll miss out on all the fun!

I've been on the road for a while.
I came back in time for the festival.
It feels wonderful to be back in Hyrule
again, in this joyous time!
I... I must put these feelings
into verse!

I love festivals. It's like seeing your
town transform into another world!
It really gives you a chance to think
about how well we have it here...

People from all over the place come to
Hyrule Town for the Picori Festival.

You're the boy from old Master
Smith's place, right?
I'm sure you know this, but he's the
best swordsmith Hyrule's ever seen!
Every year, I enter the tournament
trying to win that sword of his.
I haven't won yet, and maybe I never
will, but the tournament was awesome!
The winner this year was a new face.
I've been wondering where he's from.
He used some incredible techniques and
won the whole tourney in record time!

I've been dispatched from Hyrule Castle
up north to watch over the festivities.

I've never seen the Picori before...

You two must be great friends!

I'm going to look for Picori! Mom said
there'd be Picori at the festival!

I saw it! There was a Picori here
just a second ago! No, really!

This is my first ever Picori Festival!
So...where are all the Picori, anyway?

Day and night, he's going on and on
about Picori this and Picori that!
Doesn't he know they're nothing but a
silly fairy tale to make kids behave?

I'm just on my way back from seeing
the tournament at Hyrule Castle.
Let me tell you! Watching all those
sword fights made me hungry!

Phew... Preparing for the festival left
me absolutely exhausted...
Still, I'm just enjoying watching
people have fun.

Hey, hey! Come on up!
Take a shot! Win a prize!

My sister and I came a long way to see
the Picori Festival this year.
Is it true the festival's named after
tiny people the size of my thumb?
I want to see what they look like! Do
you know where I can go to see them?