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'''Inside the Deku Tree''' is the first [[dungeon]] ventured through in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. It is found in [[Kokiri Forest]] and contains the [[Fairy Slingshot]].

==Place in the Story==

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At the very beginning of ''Ocarina of Time'', [[Link]] is summoned by the [[Great Deku Tree]]{{Ref|OoT|350|[[Navi]]}}. The Great Deku Tree has been cursed by [[Ganon|Ganondorf]]{{Ref|OoT|789|[[Great Deku Tree]]}} and wants Link to go inside him to destroy the monsters and break the curse{{Ref|OoT|771|[[Great Deku Tree]]}}. After Link defeats [[Queen Gohma]] and breaks the curse the Great Deku Tree gives him the [[Spiritual Stone]] of the Forest, the [[Kokiri's Emerald]]. He then instructs Link to bring the stone to [[Hyrule Castle]]{{Ref|OoT|900|[[Great Deku Tree]]}}. Even though Link's efforts have successfully broken the curse, the Great Deku Tree is so weakened he dies soon after Link departs the dungeon.{{Ref|OoT|791|[[Great Deku Tree]]}}

Before Link can even approach the Great Deku Tree, he must first get past the bossy [[Kokiri]] [[Mido]]. Mido will not allow Link to pass unless the hero-to-be has obtained a sword and shield.

As it is inside a tree, the dungeon is mainly made of wood. The main room is a towering "hall" with 4 floors, each with more rooms stretching outward like the tree's actual branches would. The upper floors of this hall are covered in vines and spider webs that are populated by [[Skullwalltula|Skullwalltulas]] and [[Skulltula|Skulltulas]]. Each floor has jutting platforms from which Link can jump. The basement floor is blocked by a spider web in the center of the room, which can only be broken when Link jumps from the highest level onto it. In the lowest floor is some water that possibly indicates it is a part of the Great Deku Tree's rooting.

There is a secret room in the lower floor not visible on the dungeon map. It can only be accessed using [[Bomb|bombs]], so to reach it Link must return to the dungeon after clearing the [[Dodongo's Cavern]]. Inside the room is [[Gold Skulltula]] number 36, but Link will also need the [[Boomerang]] from [[Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly]].

The dungeon item in the Deku Tree is the [[Fairy Slingshot]], which fires [[Deku Seeds]] and comes with a small bullet bag that holds up to thirty seeds. The slingshot allows Link to kill Skullwalltulas so he can climb past them without being knocked off. He can also use it to kill Skulltulas and [[Gohma Egg|Gohma Eggs]] that are hanging from the ceiling.

===Queen Gohma===

The boss of the dungeon, [[Queen Gohma]] is located in the lowest level in a large room= protected by 3 [[Deku Scrub|Deku Scrubs]]. These Scrubs need to be hit in the proper order, betrayed to Link by their Deku Scrub brother upstairs.{{Ref|OoT|908|[[Deku Scrub]]}} The battle with Queen Gohma is pretty simple; she will climb the pillars of the room to hang from the ceiling and lay Gohma Eggs. While she is doing so, Link can shoot her eye with the Fairy Slingshot to stun her. She can also be stunned with Deku Seeds. Attacking the eye while she is stunned will damage her; she can fall in as few as ten seconds to a player who knows what they are doing.

Defeating Gohma earns Link his first [[Heart Container]] as well as the [[Spiritual Stone]] of Forest, the [[Kokiri's Emerald]].