This is going to be a matter of logic. And I'm sorry to tell you this, but --

-- the puzzles are random. So while I can tell you the general rules about how these puzzles work, I can't actually give you the exact answer you need. You're most likely going to have to figure it out on your own. Please don't hurt me.

So let's get started. First off, all the patterns you see at the right need to fit into the box at the same time, which means that some of them will overlap.

The squares with two drawings in them -- say, a bear and a bowl of rice -- tell you exactly what piece goes there -- in this case, the rice bear.

The squares with only one drawing in them -- say, just a bear -- tell you that any of the three pieces of that type might go in there -- in this case a bear, but it could be the egg bear, the rice bear, or the sandwich bear.

The empty squares tell you nothing about what goes in there. Oh dear.

The next move is to figure out where the different shapes on the right will fit into the three-by-three box in the middle. Some shapes have only one way to fit into the box; a three-by-three cross, for example, can only go into the box dead center. A single row or column or a group of four squares can fit in several different places.

If you have a large piece that can only go in one way, hurray! If that large piece has any of the squares that tell you exactly what piece goes there, put it in the box first. You're on your way!

Also look for pieces or patterns that repeat. I once had an arrangement in which there was a column with the bear egg at the top, and a row with the bear egg at the left. Since there's only one bear egg possible, they had to be the same square -- so boom, I had a column and a row all ready to go, and the bear egg went in the upper left corner

Now take a look at the remaining pieces and see where they might fit in. A block of four squares can fit in any of the four corners; if you have a large piece already in place, that block of four has to overlap with it somewhere. Look at the pieces involved and figure out where it's possible for it to go..

Once you have a general idea where things might go, start placing the pieces. You can sometimes place items based on the process of elimination. For example, if you know the pig sandwich goes here and the pig egg goes here, the pig rice has to go in the remaining pig spot.

When you fill in the last slot, if you got it right, Nancy comments and you bounce back out to talk to Yumi. If not, try switching pieces you weren't sure about; sometimes that's all you need. If you're totally confused, press the red "Reset" button to start over.

If all else fails, try working this out in the physical world. That is, take a piece of paper, draw the pieces you have, and cut them out, then start moving them around on a table to see what works and what doesn't.