I was waist-deep in mud and frustration when Pooh announced, casually, that Eeyore had lost his tail again. You stand on the bank of Gloommeadow’s dried river, the dam of debris glaring like a tiny accusation. I’ll walk you through the decisions that matter so you can finish Chapter 4 without chasing your own tail.
The Wishing Well looks like the kind of thing a neighborhood would crowdsource on a Saturday. Chapter 4: A Tail Tale sends you into Gloommeadow after Interlude: The Misplaced Honey, and that ruined well is your first landmark — repairing it costs 2,500 star coins and nudges the story forward.
You arrive in Gloommeadow with Winnie the Pooh at your side. Broken buildings line the way; the Wishing Well sits roped in splinters. North of that well you’ll find Eeyore, glum and tail-less, and a river choked by a hedgehog dam.
Where is Eeyore in Gloommeadow?
Talk to Eeyore and he’ll tell you the tail is missing. The game gives you two obvious choices: search the dried riverbed for the real tail, or craft a “substitail.” When you follow the river north you’ll hit debris — a dam the hedgehogs built — and that’s the moment you change course: instead of brute force, you build the hedgehogs a new home.
What materials are needed for the hedgehog house?
Rebuilding a hedgehog companion house is the practical step that restores flow to the questline. You’ll craft it east of the Wishing Well at the crafting station, then place the furniture to invite hedgehogs into your valley.
- Six Hardwood
- Five Juniper Berries
- Two White and Pink Foxglove
- Six Soft Limestone
Hardwood, Soft Limestone and Foxglove are common across the biomes you’ve opened. Juniper Berries grow only in Gloommeadow (and a later area you’ll reach). Berry bushes respawn roughly every 25 minutes, so plan brief loops if you need more.
How do I feed a hedgehog and progress the quest?
Finding a hedgehog is less about timing and more about patience. These companions curl into balls if startled — wait for them to relax before offering Golden Honey or fruit.
| Hedgehog | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Hedgehog | All Day | All Day | All Day | All Day | All Day | All Day | All Day |
| Orange Hedgehog | 12 pm – 12 am | Not Available | Not Available | 12 pm – 12 am | Not Available | Not Available | 12 pm – 12 am |
| Yellow Hedgehog | 12 pm – 12 am | 12 pm – 12 am | 12 pm – 12 am | 12 pm – 12 am | 12 pm – 12 am | 12 pm – 12 am | 12 pm – 12 am |
| Green Hedgehog | 12 am – 12 pm | 12 am – 12 pm | 12 am – 12 pm | 12 am – 12 pm | 12 am – 12 pm | 12 am – 12 pm | 12 am – 12 pm |
At this stage, target a Classic Hedgehog — it’s visible at all hours. If your local clock shows morning, the Green Hedgehog may also appear. Feed Golden Honey or fruit and the hedgehogs will move out of the river, clearing your path to the debris.
With the river clear, two floating items appear — fish them both out before returning to Eeyore. One of those finds leads to a false alarm and a mini-creative test of “substitails,” where Pooh’s improvisations miss the mark and send him off in search of a better option.
After you hand Eeyore the umbrella or any substitail, Pooh suggests playing Pooh Sticks at the bridge. Interact with the sign to start the minigame — play once and then fish beneath the bridge to snag the real tail. That single act wraps Chapter 4 and rolls you smoothly into Chapter 5: The Big Red Monster.
I prefer to treat these moments like small puzzles that reward patience — the hedgehog house is a keystone, and the tail is the prize under the surface. If you play on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation or through Xbox Game Pass, the steps are the same; this chapter leans on simple exploration and farming rather than combat or microtransaction pressure.
The river was cleared, the tail fished out, and Eeyore remembered how to be slightly less gloomy; are you going to let a little mud stop your story? ?