The game is excellent, I love you style and I'm always more than happy to see a game from you. They're the best point and click games in my opinion. I get invested in the story and characters.
With that said, I usually don't ask for hints in the comments, but I'm completely stuck and can't find help anywhere. Unlike most people, I found the first puzzle extremely easy. However, I am stuck. I've reach the tree with the sword, the cauldron being on the left and the green box on the right. I used every single item on every single point of interest in every single screen, but nothing happened. I even tried "joining" items together by trying all combination of items with one another. I have the pumpkin, the drill, the shovel, the locket and the sticks of wood. What am I missing? Where should I go?