Sword of Mana/Heroine/Topple

Path to Topple
From Cascade Cottage, head right and you're on the area called the Path to Topple. The only enemy around here is the rabite, a cute little critter that has disproportionately large fangs. Luckily for you, you have your staff, which has the ability 'bash'. Rabites are weak to bash. Lay waste to them! Note that after killing the rabites and remaining where you are, the rabites mysteriously respawn. Anyway, walk to the next screen (it's on the bottom right).

The next screen is called the 'Path to Cave', but it's also the path to Topple, so just continue down the screen, you can't reach the cave right now anyway.

Topple
Save at the golden Mana Goddess, note that Niccolo (the fat rabbit-cat thing muttering darkly in front of the statue) is ticked off about not being able to sell something, and go exploring. In the upper floor of the inn (which is just right of the Mana Goddess statue) there is a chest which has a Gumdrop in it, which is always nice to have.

Go to the house just below the inn. Inside is a little boy and his grandfather. You don't have to talk to the Grandpa, but speak with the little boy. The kid left his book out in the meadow amongst the grass, and would you, a complete and utter stranger, please get it for him? Answer 'yes'.

There are a few other people in the town, one who says something about the sage Cibba, another about the cave being sealed, and there's a small sidequest where you get a dried newt to give to a guy called Marco if you see him (to get this sidequest there should be a little boy in the general store during the day, speak to him and agree to help out).

Leave town at the south end of Topple.

Topple Outskirts
Upon entering the outskirts, head right and go up the stairs for the item Angel Grail. Also head south and to the farthest left, up the stairs and continue left to the next screen, there should be a chest with a Gumdrop in it.

Go back to where you were, go to the next screen, just proceed through the screens and make sure that your MP is full, until you finally get to the Meadow.