A child who recently moved into a house near the tower often saw a gray heron flying by. Sometimes the bird stole pencils from them, sometimes stole lunch. And so, when all the household got tired of it, the child made snares and caught a wonderful bird. The heron screamed in a human voice, begging to be released:

Let me go! Let go! I'll show you the tower, there are more treasures there than you ever dreamed of! You love your mom, right? You can get her gold earrings! Anything!