[tbaher]

I had a similar problem with Simon the Sorcerer... stuck at a location (the honey bees) and all the walkthroughs were telling me to get it but I couldn't .. it's about things happening by themselves when you did something earlier..

Try following the walkthrough to the letter when restarting the game.

Sometimes walkthrough writers miss important details and just assume things.. and sometimes it's just a nasty bug..