Storybrooke Wishing Well

The Wishing Well is a location featured on Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the episode, "What Happened to Frederick".

History
August Booth takes Emma Swan "out for a drink," having promised her a drink as part of an earlier deal. He takes her to the Storybrooke wishing well some distance from the main part of town. At the wishing well, he tells her that the water, according to "local legend," has magical powers and can return something that was lost. When Emma is surprised that the new guy in town knows so much about Storybrooke, August points to the placard on the well that recites the tale. ("What Happened to Frederick")

Mr. Gold takes Belle with him to the wishing well. Explaining to her the legend that it's waters can bring back something that's lost, he pours in the True Love Potion to bring magic into the realm. ("A Land Without Magic")

Later, Mr. Gold and Belle (Storybrooke) discuss about where Belle was all this time. Belle tells him that Regina Mills had it locked up all this time. For that reason Mr. Gold gets angry but Belles makes him promise that him would not kill Regina. ("Broken")

Trivia

 * August's reference to magical water that can return something once lost refers back to the magical waters of Fairytale Land's Lake Nostros.
 * The wishing well is the counterpart of Lake Nostros.
 * The next day after drinking the "magic" water, Emma finds the missing storybook, courtesy of August placing it where she couldn't miss it. The well and the story is part of August's plot to guide Emma into believing in magic and accepting her role as the savior.