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Nancy Drew 21: Warnings at Waverly Academy Hints
How do I climb the tree?
1 of 12: Well, first you need a reason to do so. After you solve the puzzle in the building's cornerstone --
2 of 12: -- Casper the albino squirrel will make off with one of the items that was in there. The only way to get it back is climb the tree --
3 of 12: -- but you can't do that during the day, because it's against school rules and will get you 3 demerits and a trip back to your room. So you'll need to wait till it's night, after 11 p.m.
4 of 12: And then you'll find that the lowest branch of this tree is too far off the ground for Nancy to reach. Is there another place you can go to where you can reach the tree branches?
5 of 12: Go back up to your room and open the window. From here, you can climb right out into the tree --
6 of 12: -- but you'll find very quickly that this is not going to be easy, since if you don't follow exactly the right path, the branches will break and down will come Nancy, mystery and all. Read to the end of this hint for a screenshot showing the exact path you need to follow.
7 of 12: Nancy gives you a hint about this; when you first go out the window and into the tree, she says, "What I need is an expert tree climber to show me the best way up this thing." Luckily for you, there's one right in front of you --
8 of 12: -- Casper the squirrel. Watch the branches he jumps to, then follow him. You need to go to the same branches he does, and in the same order, or down you go, so save before you start or rely on Second Chance to save you.
9 of 12: When you follow Casper accurately, hurray! But now you have to do it all over again in the next section of the tree. Save your game here, because Second Chance puts you back at the first part of the tree, and you really don't want to do it over again.
10 of 12: When you finish that, hurray again! but now you have to do it one MORE time. Save and go at it.
11 of 12: If you really can't get it, here are the paths you need to follow:
