# ID an owl story?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-owl-story/668796>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 13, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-owl-story/668796 "2013-09-13T20:29:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-owl-story/668796/1 "2013-09-13T20:29:58Z")

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This query came my way today and I was totally stumped. It’s not much description, but maybe somebody Dopish has a clue…

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> I’m not very clear on the details, but essentially the story is about an owl that lived in a tree and became very wise. People would write to him for advice. He decided that he would only open the mail if the letter came with a pre-payment of money. If he liked the letter, he would return their money.

Probably a story for kids as well. Any klews?

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-owl-story/668796/2 "2013-09-13T20:32:30Z")

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All I know is don’t trust an owl in a tree to tell you how many licks to get to the center of a Tootsie-Pop.

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-owl-story/668796/3 "2013-09-13T20:51:02Z")

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Thuh-ree. Duh.