Tin whistle

A tin whistle is a simple, nonmagical whistle. You can apply it to wake nearby monsters from sleep. If your pet is close enough to here the noise, then for the next few turns it will try to approach you more closely.

Messages

 * You produce a high whistling sound.
 * You applied an uncursed or blessed tin whistle.


 * You produce a shrill whistling sound.
 * You applied a cursed tin whistle. Though the message is different, the whistle still has the same effect.

Strategy
Apply any unidentified whistle; if the messages do not match those above, then you have a magic whistle.

If you are a Knight, then you could apply a tin whistle to wake a sleeping monster before you attack it, so you do not violate your code of conduct.

Otherwise, the best use of tin whistles is with pets. Apply a tin whistle repeatedly until your pet comes to you; this can sometimes help you take pets through stairs or out of shops. If you find a magic whistle, then leave your tin whistle in a stash somewhere. Magic whistles are better because your pets immediately appear beside you and other monsters do not awake.