The game guide is free when you purchase the game directly from LDW. It's also sold separately by LDW here (near the bottom right of the page).

There's always help here in the VV4 forum too. You need to
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solve Puzzle 7. Then you will be able to cook the "fruit" from the trees.
Do you have any children to gather mushrooms until then?
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Kathy
Lead Tester
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