 The story begins with a young Kokiri Elf boy named Link that is 10 years old and lives in a village inhabited by children that worship the great Deku tree link discovers the Deku tree is going to die and does. Link then leaves the village and meets Princess Zelda. She tells him that a man named Ganon is planning to destroy Hyrule and she tells him that Link must find the three spiritual stones, which hold time in place.