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'''Martha''' is the [[mermaid]] who inhabits [[Martha's Bay]], the body of water on [[Koholint Island]] that is named after her.
'''Martha''' is a character in {{LA}}.
[[Schule Donavitch]] made a statue of her,<ref name=MagnifyingLens>{{cite|An artist once asked me to pose for him, and he wanted a scale, too... Can the legend of the Magnifying Lens be true...?|Martha|LA}}</ref> called "[[Mermaid Statue|The Mourning Mermaid]]",<ref>{{cite|THE MOURNING MERMAID By SCHULE|Plaque|LA}}</ref> which is placed near Martha's Bay, but it is not complete.<ref>{{Cite|Ya, I am Schule Donavitch! Zee mermaid statue by zee bay iz my masterpiece! ...To tell you zee truth, zis werk iz not complete! Zee art, it'z...difficult for you to grasp, iz it not?|Schule Donavitch|LA}}</ref> She asks Link to retrieve her lost necklace that was taken away by the waves.<ref>{{cite|When I was swimming in the bay, the waves took a very important necklace from around my neck! If you find it, I will let you take a scale from my tail!|Martha|LA}}</ref> When [[Link]] returns her the necklace, she rewards him with one of the [[Mermaid's Scale|scales]] from her tail.<ref>{{cite|Ahh! That's it! That's my necklace! Give it! Give it back! I will give you a scale as I said!|Martha|LA}}</ref> Link can place the scale on the Mermaid Statue to reveal a hidden passage where he finds the [[Magnifying Lens]].<ref name=MagnifyingLens/>
==Biography==
Martha is a [[mermaid]] who inhabits [[Martha's Bay]], the body of water on [[Koholint Island]] that is named after her. [[Schule Donavitch]] made a statue of her called "[[Mermaid Statue|The Mourning Mermaid]],"<ref name=MagnifyingLens>{{Cite|An artist once asked me to pose for him, and he wanted a scale, too... Can the legend of the Magnifying Lens be true...?|Martha|LA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|THE MOURNING MERMAID By SCHULE|Plaque|LA}}</ref> which is placed near Martha's Bay, although it is not complete.<ref>{{Cite|Ya, I am Schule Donavitch! Zee mermaid statue by zee bay iz my masterpiece! ...To tell you zee truth, zis werk iz not complete! Zee art, it'z...difficult for you to grasp, iz it not?|Schule Donavitch|LA}}</ref> She asks [[Link]] to retrieve her lost [[Link's Awakening Trading Sequence#Necklace|necklace]] that was taken away by the waves.<ref>{{Cite|When I was swimming in the bay, the waves took a very important necklace from around my neck! If you find it, I will let you take a scale from my tail!|Martha|LA}}</ref> When Link returns her the necklace, she rewards him with one of her [[Link's Awakening Trading Sequence#Scale|scales]].<ref>{{Cite|Ahh! That's it! That's my necklace! Give it! Give it back! I will give you a scale as I said!|Martha|LA}}</ref> Link can place the scale on the Mermaid Statue to reveal a hidden passage where he finds the [[Magnifying Lens]].<ref name=MagnifyingLens/>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the Japanese, French and German versions of the game, Link instead had to find her lost swimsuit top, which was most likely deemed too racy and was changed in all other versions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://artemis251.fobby.net/zelda/unused.php|title=Link's Awakening Cache|site=fobby.net}}</ref>
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In the Japanese, French, and German versions of the game, Link instead had to find her lost bikino top. This was most likely deemed too racy and was changed in the American version.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= [...]she originally lost her top in the Japanese version, which is why she looks and acts so flustered. This is also why she's so quick to flee when Link tries to take a peek while diving.|author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://artemis251.fobby.net/zelda/unused.php|title= Link's Awakening Cache: Unused Parts|site= fobby.net|type=}}</ref>
Martha is a mermaid who inhabits Martha's Bay, the body of water on Koholint Island that is named after her. Schule Donavitch made a statue of her called "The Mourning Mermaid,"[1][2] which is placed near Martha's Bay, although it is not complete.[3] She asks Link to retrieve her lost necklace that was taken away by the waves.[4] When Link returns her the necklace, she rewards him with one of her scales.[5] Link can place the scale on the Mermaid Statue to reveal a hidden passage where he finds the Magnifying Lens.[1]
In the Japanese, French, and German versions of the game, Link instead had to find her lost bikino top. This was most likely deemed too racy and was changed in the American version.[6]
References
↑ 1.01.1"An artist once asked me to pose for him, and he wanted a scale, too... Can the legend of the Magnifying Lens be true...?" — Martha (Link's Awakening)
↑"Ya, I am Schule Donavitch! Zee mermaid statue by zee bay iz my masterpiece! ...To tell you zee truth, zis werk iz not complete! Zee art, it'z...difficult for you to grasp, iz it not?" — Schule Donavitch (Link's Awakening)
↑"When I was swimming in the bay, the waves took a very important necklace from around my neck! If you find it, I will let you take a scale from my tail!" — Martha (Link's Awakening)
↑"Ahh! That's it! That's my necklace! Give it! Give it back! I will give you a scale as I said!" — Martha (Link's Awakening)
