Three Witches

The Three Witches are the third bosses in, and are located in the Fairy Pool.

Biography
The Three Witches are minions of Ganon. They are responsible for "freezing" the Fairy Pool and trapping the Fairies within. They are obsessed with spreading evil and use their combined powers to cover the forest in darkness. Zelda defeats them and they are blown away by a powerful gust of wind, thus freeing the fountain's Fairies.

Strategy
Once Zelda enters the area, she must use a Lantern to light up the forest, as it has been covered in darkness. As the witches are scattered she must defeat them one at a time. One is on ground level close to the entrance, another is at the fountain's pool, while the other is high on a branch close to the pool. They are all capable of throwing fireballs that will instantly kill Zelda if come into contact. A single sword slash or Sword Beam is enough to defeat a witch. Defeating them all frees the Fairies and rewards Zelda with a Life Heart, some Fairy Dust, and Water of Life.

Trivia

 * The colors of the Three Witches differ between their cutscene animations and sprites. One of the witches' sprites is blue, despite neither one of them wearing blue in their cutscene animations.