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The Secret of Monkey Island Hints
Fourth and Fifth Bananas (Difficult)
1 of 25: These bananas are in plain sight...
2 of 25: But out of easy reach.
3 of 25: The bananas are growing on the tree on the southern shore.
4 of 25: But you can't just reach them with your bare hands...
5 of 25: Or with any combination of objects from your inventory.
6 of 25: So you can't get the bananas from below the tree, but...
7 of 25: Maybe you could get the bananas from above.
8 of 25: Have you explored Monkey Island?
9 of 25: Try to find a high perch.
10 of 25: You can see a desirable vista point from the banana tree.
11 of 25: Where are there mountains on Monkey Island?
12 of 25: They run through the center of the island.
13 of 25: Have you paid a visit to the river fork one map screen north of where you initially landed?
14 of 25: Remember, your goal is to get high off the ground.
15 of 25: The footholds can take you higher up.
16 of 25: Now there is another set of footholds. Once more, it's time to climb.
17 of 25: From this view, you can see your ship and the banana tree on the shore.
18 of 25: Now, how can you get the bananas down?
19 of 25: Think about how you got on Monkey Island in the first place.
20 of 25: You were launched.
21 of 25: Now if you could just launch something at the banana tree.
22 of 25: Did you examine the primitive art on the ledge between the two sets of footholds?