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Side quests and minigames

Side quests are the errands that are not temples. Fishing and the lost dog have pages. The mask shop, the Biggoron trade, and the bowling game stay in the table.

11 entries

Every side quests entry. Names with a page link out. Others stay in this table.
NameFactsSourcesPage
Fishing Pond
location
Lake Hylia
age
Child and Adult
time
Any time
prerequisite
20 Rupees per session
reward
Child: Piece of Heart; Adult: Golden Scale (record beaten by at least 4 lb with the regular lure)
repeatable
Yes; the Sinking Lure is banned for prize fish
npc
Fishing Hole Man
adult outcome
Pond still open; record fish on display
 1 source sites; see Sources Detail page
Lost Dog (Richard)
location
Castle Town Market (back alley; exact spot needs a second source)
age
Child
time
Night
prerequisite
Talk to the Pooch Lady
reward
Piece of Heart the first time; Blue Rupee afterwards
repeatable
Yes, but only the first return gives the Piece of Heart
npc
Pooch Lady (Castle Town Market)
adult outcome
Richard has died; the Pooch Lady reminisces about him
 1 source sites; see Sources Detail page
Biggoron Sword trading sequence
location
Hyrule-wide; starts in Kakariko Village
age
Adult
time
Any
prerequisite
Pocket Egg from the Cucco Lady as adult Link
reward
Biggoron's Sword
repeatable
No
npc
Anju / Biggoron
adult outcome
Same quest available
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Happy Mask Shop
location
Castle Town Market
age
Child
time
Day
prerequisite
Open the shop
reward
Mask of Truth after returning all masks
repeatable
No
npc
Happy Mask Salesman
adult outcome
Market shop unavailable in the ruined adult era
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Horseback Archery
location
Gerudo Fortress
age
Adult
time
Any
prerequisite
Gerudo Membership Card, Epona and Fairy Bow
reward
Heart Piece at 1,000 points; largest quiver at 1,500 points
repeatable
Yes
npc
Gerudo archery instructor
adult outcome
Same
 2 source sites; see Sources This row only
Bombchu Bowling
location
Castle Town Market
age
Child
time
Day or night
prerequisite
Bombs
reward
Piece of Heart, Bomb Bag upgrade, Bombchus
repeatable
Yes
npc
Bombchu Bowling owner
adult outcome
Child-era Market minigame
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Treasure Chest Game
location
Castle Town Market back alley
age
Child
time
Night
prerequisite
10 Rupees
reward
Piece of Heart (first win)
repeatable
Yes
npc
Chest Game owner
adult outcome
Child-era Market minigame
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Big Poe collection
location
Hyrule Field while riding Epona
age
Adult
time
Any
prerequisite
Bow and Epona
reward
Bottle after ten Big Poes
repeatable
No
npc
Poe Collector
adult outcome
Same
 2 source sites; see Sources This row only
Cucco collection
location
Kakariko Village
age
Child
time
Any
reward
Bottle after returning all Cuccos
repeatable
No
npc
Anju
adult outcome
Adult Cucco Lady starts the Pocket Egg trading sequence
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Frog song minigame
location
Zora's River
age
Child
time
Any
prerequisite
Ocarina songs
reward
Heart Piece for Song of Storms; another for the completed frog bug game
repeatable
No
npc
Frog choir
adult outcome
Child-era minigame
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Skulltula House rewards
location
Kakariko Village
age
Both
time
Any
prerequisite
Gold Skulltula tokens
reward
Adult's Wallet, Stone of Agony, Giant's Wallet, Bombchu, Piece of Heart
repeatable
Yes
npc
Cursed Rich Man
adult outcome
Same
 1 source sites; see Sources This row only
Official Lon Lon Ranch map
Official region map. © Nintendo.
Official remake screenshot on the side-quest index
Store screenshot. © Nintendo.

What is a row and what is a page

The fishing pond has a fee, two prizes, and a lure ban, so it is a page. Richard the dog is a night errand with a single wiki source, and the page says so. Skulltula House rewards are on the skulltula page, not repeated as a quest guide here. The Biggoron sword trade, Happy Mask Shop, horseback archery, Bombchu Bowling, the treasure chest game, Big Poes, cuccos, and the frog songs are rows because a 200-word page would just restate a reward.

Age and time of day are the columns that matter. Several child errands close after the Master Sword. I am not marking every row’s remake change. Only changes with a citation belong there, and most of these have none.

Questions

Where is the dog?

Castle Town at night, as a child. The detail page explains why the alley is not pinpointed.

Where is the trading sequence?

It is the Biggoron row. I do not have a second-source item-by-item list in this pass, so it stays a row.

Related

Fishing Pond

20 rupees, two prizes.

Richard

Night market, one source.

Collectibles

Pieces those quests pay.

Master Sword

Why child errands expire.

Sources

Last checked 2026-11-05.