Running in Link's Awakening will take you to a lot of locations at different times in the game. You may encounter a place but not have the tools to explore it further. You will need to come back when you pick up the item from another domain in the game. You are going to have this problem when you have to wake up the rooster using Frog's Song of Soul. Here's how you wake up the rooster and get Frog's Song of Soul in-game.
Wake the rooster with the song of the soul of the frog in Link's Awakening
Obtain the Frog's Soul Song
To acquire the song, you will need a few items. The first is the Hookshot. If you don't have this item, be sure to get it by fighting Master Stalfos in the Catfish's Maw dungeon. When you get it, you will have access to the next area called Ukuku Prairie. You are going to find a huge ditch that you cannot cross. This is where Hookshot comes in to help you out. Use it, and you'll be able to cross the gap and get to the other side.
Once there, enter the area called Maze of Traffic Signs. The reason it is called Signpost Maze is that you have to read the road signs in the correct order. To do this, you want to read the road signs and head in the direction indicated. It is important to know that you are not going to go in the direction you are standing. The signs ask you to go where they are. So if a sign tells you to go right, you don't want to go to the sign immediately to the right of your position. You want to stand next to the sign and go to its right.
Once you have gone to each signpost, you will see a staircase appear and a flow of water. Go inside and talk to Mamu. The giant frog is more than happy to teach you the song, but you have to give him 300 rupees. Do it and you will learn the song.
Wake up the rooster
The song is an essential element that you will use to awaken or resurrect other creatures. Now you have to go back to Mabe village. From there, you'll use your energy bracelet to approach the city's weather vein and push it back. You will discover a series of stairs below and a small cave. Go inside.
Reach the bottom of the cave and you will find a rooster's head at the end. While on the elevated platform, play the Frog Soul Song to resurrect the rooster. The rooster will now follow you, and you can use it to fill in gaps that are much larger than if you were just using the grappling hook. You will need his help in the Tal Tal Mountain Range to get the Key to the Bird. We have a guide on how to get this essential here.
