ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ tˈeɪl ɪz ɐtˈætʃt æz ɐ lˈɛdʒənd tʊ ˈaɪliən dˈoʊnən kˈæsəl ɪn skˈɑːtlənd, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ lˈɔːɹd ɡˈeɪv hɪz sˈʌn ðə pˈaʊɚ tə spˈiːk wɪð bˈɜːdz baɪ mˌeɪkɪŋ hɪz fˈɜːst sˈɪp biː fɹʌm ɐ ɹˈeɪvənz skˈʌl.
A similar tale is attached as a legend to Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, in which a lord gave his son the power to speak with birds by making his first sip be from a raven's skull.