Missing Child Walkthrough: Graveyard Puzzle and How to Find Kukiel

This is a guide to the Missing Child side quest in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Nintendo Switch. See how to find Kukiel after she goes missing in the graveyard, the correct graveyard puzzle, as well as all quest rewards.

How to Start Missing Child

Missing Child Location

After placing the Ruby Tablet inside the Statue of the Goddess, head outside to find Wryna looking for her daughter. Agree to help her to start the side quest.

Missing Child Walkthrough

Guide Overview

Talk to Wryna Solve the Graveyard Puzzle Swing Your Sword at the Demon Return to Wryna

Talk to Wryna

	Objectives	Guide
1	Talk to Wryna	After placing the Ruby Tablet inside the Statue of the Goddess, head outside to find Wryna looking for her daughter.
	Talk to Orielle (Optional)	Optional: Head to the houses east of the map and talk to Orielle. She will offer a clue about a monster kidnapping children.
	Talk to Rusta (Optional)	Optional: Head to Lumpy Pumpkin next and talk to Rusta inside. He will remark on how he saw a monster entering a storage shed in a graveyard at Skyloft.

Solve the Graveyard Puzzle

2	Sleep until Night	Sleep on any bed at Skyloft and choose to sleep until night. We recommend sleeping inside Pipit's House as it is close to the graveyard.
3	Head to the graveyard	Head to the graveyard southeast of the map and hit the tombstone near the tree. The tombstone will start to glow, allowing you to push or pull it. This causes the storage shed to open.
4	Enter the storage shed	Enter the shed west of the graveyard and go down the ladder. Follow the narrow path and open the door.

Swing Your Sword at the Demon

5	Attack the demon	After the cutscene, approach the demon and swing your sword. This will trigger another cutscene in which the demon introduces himself and asks you to collect Gratitude Crystals.

Return to Wryna

6	Return to Wryna	Sleep in a bed until morning and head inside Wryna's house and talk to her to complete the side quest.

Missing Child Quest Rewards

5 Gratitude Crystals

You will receive 5 Gratitude Crystals for completing the side quest. In addition, other side quests can be completed once you progress through the main story.

How to Get All Gratitude Crystals

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