diff --git a/desktop/resources/cursor.png b/desktop/resources/cursor.png
index 835a1277..72af70e0 100644
Binary files a/desktop/resources/cursor.png and b/desktop/resources/cursor.png differ
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/items.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/items.clj
index 52f29bfd..649cdbd8 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/items.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/items.clj
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@
 
 (def cat-toy {:name "Cat toy" :value :cat-toy :cursor :cat-toy})
 (def stick {:name "Stick" :value :stick :cursor :stick :scripts {:wool make-cat-toy}})
+(def balloon {:name "Choicest of balloons" :value :balloon :cursor :balloon})
 
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
index 13e5055f..94be2bdb 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@
                                                                                    (actions/do-dialogue entities
                                                                                                         :game-player "That's right! Now for your second riddle:"
                                                                                                         :game-player "Filled with air, light as a feather,"
-                                                                                                        :game-player "If you want to keep it, best have a tether."))}
+                                                                                                        :game-player "If you want to keep it, best have a tether."))
+                                                         :balloon (actions/get-script entities
+                                                                                      (actions/do-dialogue entities
+                                                                                                           :game-player "That's right! Now for your third riddle:"
+                                                                                                           :game-player "Hippity-hop, I jump really far,"
+                                                                                                           :game-player "Now I'm dead, or at least a have a scar."))}
                                                :anim nil
                                                :talk game-player-talk)}
                 :collision "inside-castle/collision.png"
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_castle.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_castle.clj
index db346d97..dc01c9af 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_castle.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_castle.clj
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
                                                          :peddler "I have the choicest of all types of wares..."
                                                          :peddler "...I'm well stocked on used earplugs..."
                                                          :peddler "...glass eyes, motivational tapes... " 
-                                                         :peddler "...and useful books like this:"
-                                                         :peddler "'Checkers Mastery in Less Than 10 Seconds'"
-                                                         :ego "I sure am interested on that book on checkers."
-                                                         :peddler "An excellent selection! It is the choicest of checkers book you'll ever find."
-                                                         :peddler "This book will only set you back 75 sheckels."
+                                                         :peddler "... and this nice, big, red balloon."
+                                                         :ego "I sure am interested in that balloon."
+                                                         :peddler "An excellent selection! It is the choicest of balloons you'll ever find."
+                                                         :peddler "This bundle of joy will only set you back 75 sheckels."
                                                          :ego "But I haven't got any money!"
-                                                         :peddler "Then you won't have the choicest of checkers books."))}}
+                                                         :peddler "Then you won't have the choicest of balloons.")
+                                    (actions/give entities items/balloon))}}
                 :layers [(assoc (texture "outside-castle/background.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)]
                 :entities {:peddler (actions/start-animation screen
                                                              (assoc (texture "outside-castle/peddler.png") :x 110 :y 90 :baseline 150 :anim nil
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
index 67f17f11..a2f2da21 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   (let [{:keys [x y]} (input->screen screen {:x (:input-x screen) :y (:input-y screen)})]
     (println (:input-x screen) (:input-y screen) "->" x y)))
 
-(def +all-cursors+ [:main :wool :mushrooms :carrot :right :down :left :up :flask :flask-with-contents :cards :cheat-deck :stick :cat-toy])
+(def +all-cursors+ [:main :wool :mushrooms :carrot :right :down :left :up :flask :flask-with-contents :cards :cheat-deck :stick :cat-toy :balloon])
 
 (defn cursor [filename which]
   (let [scale 2