Location

C2.

Info

The Gnome's island is only accessible if you get past the troll guarding the three bridges (B2, C3, D2). You can pay the troll in order to cross—any valuable item in your possession will do. However, the best way to deal with him is to remove him using the goat.

Talk to the Gnome and he will want you to answerer a riddle—he wants you to guess his name. He is from the story Rumplestiltskin, but that is not his name. In the witch's house you will find a sheet of paper that says "think backwards" and it is refering to Rumplestiltskin's name. So, his real name is Nikstlitselpmur. You may want to write that down—it's not the easiest to try and spell on the spot.

If you "guess" his name correctly, he will give you three magic beans, which you can plant in the Clover medow (E2). However, if you do not guess his name correctly after three tries, he will give you a key and leave. Either scenario is acceptable as you can finish the game with either the key or the beans. Having the beans does give you more points though.

Ignore his spinning wheel, gold and straw—you can't do anything with it. Nor can you enter his house.