Rootmother Guide

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Rootmother Guide

Oh deary, deary me,↩️ My sprouts nowhere to be seen.

Would you help a mother root,↩️ Find her sprouts,↩️ It might be a hoot,↩️ Oh deary, deary me!

So, where to look,↩️ There's so much space,↩️ I'll give you some clues,↩️ They're all over place,↩️ Oh deary, deary me! PAGEBREAK First stop where the pebbles mill,↩️ By an old workman's cart,↩️ Whose wheels are now still,↩️ Oh deary, deary me!

Sprout number two,↩️ I'm telling you,↩️ Has a taste for apples,↩️ But not in a stew,↩️ Oh deary, deary me! PAGEBREAK This next one will need a Magic Bean,↩️ Planted where rabbit ears are keen,↩️ Quite how she got up there remains to be seen,↩️ Oh deary, deary me!

This one will need a special lamp,↩️ Head to where Gnomes set up their camp,↩️ Where ore is light though cold and damp,↩️ Oh deary, deary me! PAGEBREAK Naughty Sprout wants to sharpen her aim,↩️ So set off to find a Master with fame,↩️ Running in and out of stones is her favourite game,↩️ Oh deary, deary me!

Sprout number six,↩️ Croaks a song or two,↩️ He wants to join a chorus,↩️ Of the same hue,↩️ Oh deary, deary me! PAGEBREAK Seek tiny houses gathered round,↩️ Ringed figures frozen 'til there's sound,↩️ There a wayward sprout is found,↩️ Oh deary, deary me!

This little sprout was seeking the truth,↩️ Went to look for tree through a roof,↩️ Found someone forever in the prime of their youth,↩️ Oh deary, deary me! PAGEBREAK Sprout number nine,↩️ Was feeling under the weather,↩️ Headed to a place with a roof made of leather,↩️ When he gets back I shall name him Trevor,↩️ Oh deary, deary me!

Finally, can he be found?↩️ Look for a home inside a mound,↩️ Where dwells a fighter most highly renowned,↩️ Oh deary, deary me! PAGEBREAK Ah, yeah. I forgot. You'll only find them from 6am to 6pm.