You need to get the flippers.
You need to be able to swim then follow tge clues the minish in the scholars house in the town to find the item.
If you want to
zelda the minish cap
You have to get the power bracelet.
you dont get a shovel in minish cap you get the mole mits which let you dig also in the wind ruins.
Sorry, you can't walk on water in Minish Cap, but you can obtain Pegasus Boots to run faster and through the marsh and you can obtain Flippers to swim
in the temple in the sky
Play the game.
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On the way out of Minish Village thru the secret exit there is a house with a minish named Belari he gives u bombs.
you have to beat up to crystal 5