> > > > Hello,
> > > > Well you guessed it i'm stuck, Near the start. I have:
> > > > Magic Armor
> > > > Pick
> > > > Life Preserver
> > > > Key of Questioning
> > > > Food Rations
> > > > Diving Mask
> > > > Free Trial Sword of Failing
> > > > Ticket (voided of course)
> > > > I thought i had been everyware & done everything but i've been around the game lots of times now & i just can't get any further. It wont let me cut the rope & bucket etc. I've talked to everyone i can. I'm just about to go crazy.
> > > > Please don't give spoilers. Just hints.
> > > > Thankyou so much
> > >
> > > Have you taken a trip in your boat? Just keep trying at the rope and bucket...Do you have to bucket out of the well when you try to cut it?
> >
> > Yes i have taken a trip in my boat. And i do take the bucket out of the well when i try to cut it but i get the message : "Something tells you you shouldn't cut the rope just yet." And i have tried cutting it about ten times.
>
> Well, think of it this way: If you were to cut the rope, then you wouldn't be able to use the well anymore.

You haven't gotten everything out of the well. Keep dipping the bucket down in the water and see what you get. Once you get that, you will be able to cut the rope and bucket and that trip across the lake will be worth something.