West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.
 
>open mailbox
Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet.
 
>read leaflet
(Taken)
"WELCOME TO ZORK!
 
ZORK is a game of adventure, danger, and low cunning. In it you will explore some of the most amazing territory ever seen by mortals. No computer should be without one!"
 
>drop leaflet
Dropped.
 
>go south
South of House
You are facing the south side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded.
 
>go east
Behind House
You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is slightly ajar.
 
>open window
With great effort, you open the window far enough to allow entry.
 
>enter house
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
On the table is an elongated brown sack, smelling of hot peppers.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
  A quantity of water
 
>go west
Living Room
You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.
Above the trophy case hangs an elvish sword of great antiquity.
A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case.
 
>take lamp
Taken.
 
>move rug
With a great effort, the rug is moved to one side of the room, revealing the dusty cover of a closed trap door.