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>>4245519
This old man tells you the hint. It's more explicit in the Japanese version though.

"The Japanese version is more like, “There’s a secret in the pond without a fairy.” or “There’s a secret in the pond where a fairy doesn’t live.” "
- http://legendsoflocalization.com/the-legend-of-zelda/first-quest/

>>3872420
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>>3872447
Additionally, if you design a game based around how it will be analyzed twenty years later when it's a classic it's all but guaranteed it won't be.