diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index cb1e4af4..fe3951b8 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ PEASANT:	peasant.o
 peasant.o:	peasant.s graphics/graphics.inc sprites/peasant_sprite.inc \
 		draw_box.s hgr_rectangle.s hgr_font.s hgr_input.s \
 		hgr_7x30_sprite.s hgr_1x5_sprite.s hgr_save_restore.s \
+		wait_a_bit.s \
 		title.s directions.s \
 		cottage.s lake_w.s lake_e.s river.s knight.s \
 		ending.s
diff --git a/games/peasant/TODO b/games/peasant/TODO
index ecebf127..a4dc7aa5 100644
--- a/games/peasant/TODO
+++ b/games/peasant/TODO
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
+TODO:
+- Music
+- Animate Title
 - walk behind objects (like reeds?)
+- More frames/directions in peasant sprites
+- Replace HPOSN with lookup table
+- Wait instead of keyboard to progress
+- Better animation of River
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/cottage.s b/games/peasant/cottage.s
index 11048fd7..f245a229 100644
--- a/games/peasant/cottage.s
+++ b/games/peasant/cottage.s
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ cottage:
 
 	jsr	hgr_put_string
 
-
-;	jsr	display_cottage_text3
+	jsr	hgr_save
 
 	;====================
 	; save background
@@ -72,12 +71,14 @@ check_cottage_action1:
 check_cottage_action2:
 	cmp	#1
 	bne	check_cottage_action3
+	jsr	hgr_restore
 	jsr	display_cottage_text2
 	jmp	done_cottage_action
 
 check_cottage_action3:
 	cmp	#13
 	bne	done_cottage_action
+	jsr	hgr_restore
 	jsr	display_cottage_text3
 
 done_cottage_action:
@@ -100,7 +101,22 @@ done_cottage_action:
 
 	jsr	draw_peasant
 
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+;	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+
+	lda	FRAME
+	bne	special2
+	lda	#25
+	jmp	now_wait
+special2:
+	cmp	#1
+	bne	regular_wait
+	lda	#12
+	jmp	now_wait
+
+regular_wait:
+	lda	#3
+now_wait:
+	jsr	wait_a_bit
 
 	inc	FRAME
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/knight.s b/games/peasant/knight.s
index 4e9d7ccd..e700a739 100644
--- a/games/peasant/knight.s
+++ b/games/peasant/knight.s
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ done_knight_action:
 
 	jsr	draw_peasant
 
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+;	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+
+	lda	#3
+	jsr	wait_a_bit
 
 	inc	FRAME
 
@@ -112,6 +115,12 @@ done_knight:
 
 	; OK stuff goes on here
 
+	jsr	draw_peasant
+
+	; wait a bit
+
+	lda	#10
+	jsr	wait_a_bit
 
 	; restore bg
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/lake_e.s b/games/peasant/lake_e.s
index ed319c95..c32fadda 100644
--- a/games/peasant/lake_e.s
+++ b/games/peasant/lake_e.s
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ done_lake_e_action:
 
 	jsr	draw_peasant
 
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+;	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+
+	lda	#3
+	jsr	wait_a_bit
 
 	inc	FRAME
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/lake_w.s b/games/peasant/lake_w.s
index 9084e10d..6d73fedf 100644
--- a/games/peasant/lake_w.s
+++ b/games/peasant/lake_w.s
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lake_west:
 
 	jsr	hgr_put_string
 
-;	jsr	display_cottage_text3
+	jsr	hgr_save
 
 	;====================
 	; save background
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ check_lake_w_action1:
 check_lake_w_action2:
 	cmp	#20
 	bne	done_lake_w_action
+	jsr	hgr_restore
 	jsr	display_lake_w_text1
 
 done_lake_w_action:
@@ -92,7 +93,10 @@ done_lake_w_action:
 
 	jsr	draw_peasant
 
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+;	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+
+	lda	#3
+	jsr	wait_a_bit
 
 	inc	FRAME
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant.s b/games/peasant/peasant.s
index e8a29aa3..24ed91b1 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant.s
@@ -22,25 +22,25 @@ peasant_quest:
 	; Cottage
 	;************************
 
-;	jsr	cottage
+	jsr	cottage
 
 	;************************
 	; Lake West
 	;************************
 
-;	jsr	lake_west
+	jsr	lake_west
 
 	;************************
 	; Lake East
 	;************************
 
-;	jsr	lake_east
+	jsr	lake_east
 
 	;************************
 	; River
 	;************************
 
-;	jsr	river
+	jsr	river
 
 	;************************
 	; Knight
@@ -74,5 +74,6 @@ peasant_quest:
 .include "hgr_1x5_sprite.s"
 .include "hgr_save_restore.s"
 .include "hgr_input.s"
+.include "wait_a_bit.s"
 
 .include "graphics/graphics.inc"
diff --git a/games/peasant/river.s b/games/peasant/river.s
index d7a2430b..fa61f1d1 100644
--- a/games/peasant/river.s
+++ b/games/peasant/river.s
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ done_river_action:
 
 	jsr	draw_peasant
 
-	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+;	jsr	wait_until_keypress
+
+	lda	#3
+	jsr	wait_a_bit
 
 	inc	FRAME
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/wait_a_bit.s b/games/peasant/wait_a_bit.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2fabae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/wait_a_bit.s
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+	;====================================
+	; wait for keypress or a few seconds
+	;====================================
+	; A is length to wait
+
+wait_a_bit:
+
+	bit	KEYRESET
+	tax
+
+keyloop:
+	lda	#200			; delay a bit
+	jsr	WAIT
+
+	lda	KEYPRESS
+	bmi	done_keyloop
+
+	dex
+	bne	keyloop
+
+done_keyloop:
+
+	bit	KEYRESET
+
+	rts
+