Mother and Child Isles

Template:Place In The Wind Waker, the Mother & Child Isles are a large island (the mother) and small island (the child) situated next to each other in the Great Sea.

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Mother & Child Isles

Features and Overview

The Mother Island is actually a Fairy Fountain which serves as the home of the Fairy Queen. However, it is surrounded by a high rock wall, so the only way for Link to access it is to use the Ballad of Gales, which is learned from Cyclos. This will warp him inside the Mother Island. Once Link rescues his sister Aryll from the Forsaken Fortress, he can enter the Mother Island to receive the Fire and Ice Arrows from the Fairy Queen. The Fairy Queen will not appear before Link until after he rescues Aryll.

On the Child Island, which can be easily accessed by boat, Link meets a Traveling Merchant. A Blue ChuChu, and Rown, one of the Korok inhabitants of Forest Haven, can also be found here.

Similar Landmarks

Mother-and-Child Rocks

The Mother-and-Child Rocks^[1] are a notable part of Zora's Domain in Twilight Princess. The structures can be found in the central waters near the base of the waterfall, and are the only area where the native Reekfish congregate. In the game, Link must catch a Reekfish in order to obtain the Reekfish Scent and thus find his way to Snowpeak Top.

The Mother-and-Child Rocks are an obvious reference to the Mother & Child Isles found on the Great Sea in The Wind Waker; however, it is unlikely that the two are related, as the rocks are much smaller in size than the islands. Also supporting this is the fact that it has been confirmed that Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker take place at the same period in alternate timelines.

Etymology

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	English^UK	Mother & Child Isles
	French	Île Géminée	Twin Island
	German	Mutter und Kind-Insel	Mother and Child Island
	Italian	Isola della Diade	Island of Dyad
	Spanish^EU	Islas Madre e Hija	Mother and Daughter Isles

References

↑ "Reekfish live close to the two stone formations we call the Mother-and-Child Rocks. They've got a distinct smell that some find a little...gamey...but they're packed with nutrients, so they're revered and well cared for." — Zora (Twilight Princess)

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[1] "Reekfish live close to the two stone formations we call the Mother-and-Child Rocks. They've got a distinct smell that some find a little...gamey...but they're packed with nutrients, so they're revered and well cared for." — Zora (Twilight Princess)

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