There have been at least a couple of fairy stories from people about owls. One was about a man who had been put in prison (or secure hospital unit) and saw an owl outside the window looking at him and this turned his life around, after he had buried the owl. Now he had won the lottery and wanted to donate a million pounds to start an owl sanctuary. Another story was about 12 multi coloured owls in a tree near a house that flew at the window at 3 am every morning. So whenever you spot a potential fairy story, someone will mention owls.