في البداية افترض أنه نشأ طفلا متوحشاً في الغابات، ولكن خلال العديد من المحادثات مع العمدة بيندر، أخبر هاوزر رواية مختلفة عن حياته الماضية، والتي سيكتبها أيضاً لاحقاً بأكثر تفصيل.
====Hauser's story about his life in a dungeon====At first it was assumed that he was raised half-wild in forests, but during many conversations with Mayor Binder, Hauser told a different version of his past life, which he later also wrote down in more detail.