I really enjoyed this a lot! It's a really good introduction to text adventures, especially for young kids. The tutorial was really well written and funny too. In fact the writing style generally was funny and engaging. I also like that the puzzles are not too hard, but they do require the player to examine *everything*, just as the tutorial says, and as the most important lesson for a newcomer to learn.

I liked the drawings as well, they added such an authentic child-like element, but were in excellent contrast to the implementation, which was anything but childlike - puzzles were made easy by how forgiving you've made the parser, even using objects automatically if they are in the player's inventory.

This adventure is shorter than thte others I've played, but it's entertaing; it's very solidly designed and executed; and I think it introduces new players to text adventures in an exemplary way.

I really enjoyed this one! It was pitched just right. Minor bug report follows so SPOILERS BELOW:

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Two tiny bugs just after defeating the Basilisk:

1. Once you've found the letter among the bones, you can search the bones again and it finds the letter again (which means it moves from your inventory to the room if you've already picked it up).

2. If you LOOK, you 'open your eyes' again even though they're no longer closed.

I enjoyed your game. It would be a fun first IF game to play. The childlike graphics were great and the simple story was well told. The puzzles were very easy, but they were well clued and helped move the story forward. I'd say the story was overly linear, but that also added to its charm. I liked the novelty of having sound, but it'd be nice if you could make it more central to the game. Nice job! 

Hi EastBooks, I enjoyed playing your game!  I thought it was funny and quirky and I liked the simple graphics.  I made it all the way to the end, the hints were just enough, especially for the riddle in the last part.  Thanks for sharing and good luck with the competition!