After accepting the mission from Queen Frosting, a sugary breeze swirls around you, carrying the scent of cotton candy and chocolate. The world around you begins to shimmer and transform. The walls of your room dissolve into a kaleidoscope of candy colors, and when the swirling stops, you find yourself standing in the heart of Candy Land.
Brightly colored lollipop trees tower above you, their swirled branches glinting in the sunlight. Candy cane lamp posts line a sparkling gumdrop path that stretches out before you. Gummy bears and peppermint sprites flit about, waving cheerfully as they bustle with excitement. The air feels sweet and magical, as if every breath were a taste of sugar and spice.
With the letter still clutched in your hand, you step onto the gumdrop path, its jelly-like surface surprisingly firm under your feet. The path winds through fields of candy corn flowers and jellybean bushes until it leads you to a wide, bubbling river of chocolate.
The air is warm and rich with the scent of cocoa, and the river’s chocolate waves glisten as they lap against the shore. At the water’s edge, a candy boat shaped like a peanut butter cup waits, tied to a dock made of giant gumdrops.
As you approach, a friendly marshmallow man pops up from behind the boat. His fluffy face beams as he waves a gooey hand.
“Ahoy there!” he calls. “The river can only be crossed by solving my riddle. Choose the correct answer, and I’ll power the boat to take you across. But choose wrong, and you’ll be stuck here longer than a gummy bear in a molasses trap!”
Solve the marshmallow man’s riddle to power the boat and cross the river!