UPDATE!
So I kept playing, and I was finally able to get him to start following instructions once I passed the scaffold/building tutorial. Thank god, I thought I was losing my mind.
Hopefully someone sees this--I know these forums aren't super active.
I'm having a problem where my creature isn't learning specific actions, such as watering trees or stocking up the village store.
I was afraid I messed up a few things with my first creature (haven't played in years), so I...