         AREA 3-FARM IN THE ZOO

  To leave the Farm at any time,
  click on the TRAIN sign to return
  to the train, or CTRL-Q to quit.

  MAIN AREA. When you arrive at any
  area,the first place you'll see is
  the main area. Here you can always
  play Ping and Kooky's favorite
  games: Cuckoo Zoo Who's Who
  and Kooky's Animal Mix-Ups. In
  each area you can play with
  different animals.

  CUCKOO ZOO WHO'S WHO. This game
  teaches animal names and sounds
  in written, spoken, and spelled
  formats. Different levels provide
  practice in recognizing animals,
  matching animal pictures, and
  letter and name recognition.

  EASY: Click on any animal to learn
  its name, hear its voice, and see
  it do a trick.

  MEDIUM: Ping Panda shows you an
  animal and asks you to find it.
  Click on the animal to learn
  its name, hear its voice, and
  see it do a trick. Ping says
  the animal's name, and tells you
  what letter it starts with.

  HARD: Ping Panda asks you to find
  an animal. Click on the animal to
  hear its voice and see it do a trick.
  Ping says the animal's name, then
  spells it for you.

  Note: To adjust Cuckoo Zoo game
  levels, press CTRL-L.

  KOOKY'S ANIMAL MIX-UPS. In this
  activity, children use classifying,
  comparing, matching, and analyzing
  skills to restore mixed-up animals to
  their normal appearances. To play
  Kooky's game, click on Kooky.
  
  EASY: Kooky Cuckoo has mixed up
  three animals. Look closely: they
  might have the wrong tail, the
  wrong body, the wrong color, or
  even the wrong head! To fix each
  mixed-up animal, click on the
  correct item from the thought
  balloon above Ping's head. If
  you click on the wrong tail, you'll
  hear a funny sound, and Ping will
  ask you to try again. Keep trying
  until you find the right one!

  MEDIUM: Kooky Cuckoo has mixed up
  four animals. Ping will help you
  fix them. (See instructions under
  Easy.)

  HARD: Kooky Cuckoo has mixed
  up all the animals. Ping will help
  you fix them. (See instructions
  under Easy.) To play more games,
  click on the game area sign.

  GAME AREA. PING'S ANIMAL HIDE &
  SEEK. This game encourages animal
  recognition and matching.

  EASY: When you get to the game area,
  all of the animals are waiting for
  you. Get ready to play hide-and-seek!
  Close your eyes and count to five:
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5.... When you open
  them, all the animals are hiding.
  (The screen goes black while
  Ping counts to five.) To find the
  animals, look until you see them
  peeking out of their hiding places,
  then click on them.

  MEDIUM: After all the animals
  hide, Ping shows you an animal
  to find. To find the animal,
  look until you see it peeking
  out of its hiding place,
  then click on it.  Now Ping will
  show you another animal to find!

  HARD: After all the animals hide,
  Ping names an animal for you to
  find. To find the animal, look
  until you see it peeking out of
  its hiding place, then click on
  it. Now Ping will name another
  animal for you to find!

  To go back to the main
  area, click on the FARM sign.

  SCREEN OPTIONS. At each screen in
  each zoo area, you can access the
  Cuckoo Zoo Map, the Options Menu,
  or board the Cuckoo Zoo Train. To
  see the Cuckoo Zoo Map, click on
  the MAP SIGN. To get help or change
  options, click on the PING sign.
  To go back to the Cuckoo Zoo Train,
  click on the TRAIN sign.

  ADJUSTING GAME LEVELS. Each game
  in the Cuckoo Zoo has two to three
  levels of play: Easy, Medium, and
  Hard. To adjust Cuckoo Zoo game
  levels, press CTRL-L.

  OPTIONS MENU. To bring up the
  Options Menu, click on the PING
  sign or press CTRL-O. Choose one of
  the following options. For HELP,
  press CTRL-H. To select GAME LEVEL,
  press CTRL-L, then choose Easy,
  Medium, or Hard. To turn SOUND ON
  or OFF, press CTRL-S. To learn
  more ABOUT CUCKOO ZOO, press CTRL-A.
  To QUIT the Game, press CTRL-Q. To
  return to the game, click the mouse
  anywhere on the screen.

  QUITTING THE GAME. To quit the game,
  press CTRL-Q on your keyboard. Click
  YES to quit. Click NO to return 
  to the game.
