What title did J.K. Rowling give her 2008 collection of wizarding fairy tales?

J.K. Rowling called her 2008 collection of wizarding fairy tales The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

The collection contains five stories supposedly written for young witches and wizards. In the Harry Potter story, Hermione receives a copy of the book from Albus Dumbledore, and its tale “The Tale of the Three Brothers” provides important clues about the Deathly Hallows.

Rowling wrote the collection as a companion work to the Harry Potter novels. The fictional author Beedle the Bard is presented as a wizarding storyteller whose tales resemble Muggle fairy tales while reflecting magical customs and beliefs. The book therefore works both as an in-universe artifact and as a standalone publication.

The first edition was linked to a charity auction, while a later standard edition was published for readers worldwide. The title is sometimes shortened informally to Beedle the Bard.