With the promise of treats, Samuel is able to gather up a few Smeargles and bring them along to the white papery void at the edge of the world. There, he gently takes their tails in his own hands and uses the paint to draw letters on the 'ground', explaining that each one represents a sound.
From there, he makes the various sounds at the Smeargles, rewarding them with a bit of cooked, seasoned mushroom whenever they tap the corresponding letter with a paw. After a few rounds of this, he gives the Smeargles a round of applause, giving them all more mushrooms while he introduces the next stage of the game:
"Good job, all of you! Now it's going to get a little harder. I'll give you a word, and I want you to show me the letter you think that word starts with, alright?"
1. Literacy is a Bridge (The Void)
From there, he makes the various sounds at the Smeargles, rewarding them with a bit of cooked, seasoned mushroom whenever they tap the corresponding letter with a paw. After a few rounds of this, he gives the Smeargles a round of applause, giving them all more mushrooms while he introduces the next stage of the game:
"Good job, all of you! Now it's going to get a little harder. I'll give you a word, and I want you to show me the letter you think that word starts with, alright?"