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Golden Rose, The (golden_rose_dorothy_millard.txt)

THE GOLDEN ROSE
Written by Stephen Parkins and Peter Day (Adam Enterprises 1984)
Walk Through by Dorothy Millard (Spectrum Version)

Scenario
You are out for a stroll on a sunny Sunday afternoon. While you are walking you will see many
interesting places and some unusual people. If you do the right things you will find yourself in the
middle of a magical adventure to rescue a beautiful princess.

Walk Through
(Start in a leafy lane), E, E (dark wood), E, N, N (clearing), U (oak tree where you meet a sleeping
dwarf), WAKE DWARF (he's grateful because he is late for work and gives you something for your
trouble), INVENTORY (a penny), D, N, N, W (gypsies rubbish heap), EXAMINE HEAP (find a long wooden
staff), GET STAFF, E, N, W, W, W, W, W (outside a charming thatched cottage), W (wizard’s
cottage), EXAMINE DRESSER (see an open bottle of wine), GET BOTTLE, EXAMINE BOTTLE, EMPTY BOTTLE, N
(garden where you see a birdbath), MOVE BATH (a hole in the ground is revealed), EXAMINE HOLE, GET
SPECS, EXAMINE SPECS, WEAR SPECS, S, E, E, E, E (east/west path), S (spring), FILL BOTTLE, DRINK
WATER (you are refreshed), FILL BOTTLE, N, E, E (wood), S, S, S, S, S, W (to where an old man is
being berated by an ugly old crone), HELP MAN (he runs off, but the old crone captures you… you
are inside a cold stone building), EXAMINE GUARD (he marches to and fro’ barring your path), TRIP
GUARD (using your staff), W (path outside), DROP STAFF.

W, W (village square), W (village green), EXAMINE GREEN (you find a farthing in the grass), GET
FARTHING, E, S (cake shop), BUY CAKE, N, E, E, EXAMINE SIGNPOST (footpath to south meadow), S, E, E,
N, N, N, N, N, N (meet hermit), EXAMINE HERMIT (he is very sad because no-one has remembered his
birthday), GIVE CAKE (he thanks you and offers a brass key), GET KEY, S, S, S, S, S, S, W, W, N, W,
W (village square), N (tavern), BUY DRINK (the publican shows you into the beer garden where an old
man rises to greet you), SHAKE HAND (the old man thanks you for saving him from the crone… you are
in the courtyard), E (royal kitchen), EXAMINE OVEN, GET BREAD, W, W (throne room - the king asks you
to help his daughter whom a jealous witch has put a spell on).

D (treasury), PUSH STONE (part of the wall swings back revealing an opening west), W (secret
passage), S, S, OPEN CHEST (reveals a pair of golden shears), DROP KEY, GET SHEARS, EXAMINE SHEARS,
N (low-ceilinged room), EXAMINE FLOOR (a floorboard is loose), GET FLOORBOARD, N, E, U (back to
throne room), N (staircase), U (bedroom where the princess lies motionless on the bed), EXAMINE
PRINCESS (beautiful), PULL ROPE (the maid brings in some tea), DRAW DRAPE (reveals a door to the
west), W (wardrobe where you see a jewel box), OPEN BOX (see an amulet, tiara and sapphire brooch),
GET AMULET, EXAMINE AMULET, WEAR AMULET (leave the tiara and brooch), E, E, D (throne room).

E (courtyard), RAISE PORTCULLIS, N (drawbridge), N (broad path), E, E (to where the bird is), GIVE
BREAD (the bird swells in size, picks you up and takes you to a mountain peak), GET SWORD, D, S, S,
W (by old well), GET ROPE, E, N, N, W, W, W, N, E (edge of swamp), KILL SNAKE (using your sword –
see a shield where the snake was), GET SHIELD, W, W, W (barren rocky place where you see a ferocious
lion), KILL LION (he takes one look at your sword and shield and skulks off), GET BOOK, READ BOOK (a
transformation spell… you are in a clearing where a party is held in your honour and you are
offered a wand), DROP BOOK, DROP SPECS, DROP SWORD, DROP SHIELD, GET WAND, S, E, N (deep in forest
where a wizard gives you a ring), GET RING, EXAMINE RING, WEAR RING.

E (the witch captures you and transports you to a room high in her sinister tower), GET KNITTING,
INVENTORY (now have a ball of golden wool), EXAMINE WINDOW (open, it’s a long way down but you see
another window open further down), CLIMB ROPE (you fasten it, climb out of the window and in the
other window further down… you are in the witch’s kitchen), GET POTION, EXAMINE POTION, W (cool
glade), W, N (one of the trees has a door in it), EXAMINE DOOR (too small for a normal-sized person
to go through), DRINK POTION (you shrink), IN (tunnel), E, E, E (crevasse), LAY FLOORBOARD (across
the crevasse), S, W, W, GET TORCH, E, E, N, W, GET MATCH, LIGHT TORCH, DROP MATCH, W, W, W, D (dark
cavern), GET EMERALD, U (east/west tunnel), DRINK POTION (grow).

W (entrance to grotto), GIVE EMERALD (to dwarf who permits you to go west), W, S (grotto where you
meet the witch), WAVE WAND (the witch becomes a black mouse), CATCH MOUSE (keep trying until you
succeed), N, N (meet disgruntled owl who won’t let you approach the golden gateway), GIVE MOUSE
(he is now contented), N (bottom of golden stairs where only golden items are allowed), DROP TORCH,
DRINK WATER, DROP BOTTLE, DROP RING, U (golden labyrinth), N, U, S, W (the amulet becomes warm and
you feel drawn to the south), S (magnificent staircase), U, N (golden garden), N (rose arbour where
you see the golden rose), CUT ROSE (you feel fit and strong again), S, S (marble court), EXAMINE
STATUE (a bust of the king by B. A. Turner), TURN STATUE (you are now back at the courtyard where a
red carpet has been laid outside the door to the west), W (throne room where the princess stands
before you, trumpets sound and the king's servants pile gold at your feet).

CONGRATULATIONS
    
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