What bowl? There are a lot of islands with bowls
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The dog bowl is in Rodrick's room in the basement.
in rodricks room
click or walk on it
Go down the chimney of the farmhouse. (Did you know you could do that?) The bowl is a little to the right.
Just chase the kitty to the bowl.
jump and then go to the table then get the paper
Put the milk on the floor and get the cat.
get the dog bowl out of rodricks room
go in Rodrick's room
go back up the chimney with the empty bowl or the cat
You fill the dog bowl, then pour what was in the dog bowl into the other bucket. Then fill the dog bowl back up. That is all you have to do.
you get the bowl then you take it to the ancient china era. there is a man there if you look around you can return it to him.