Which 2008 book by J.K. Rowling collected five wizarding-world tales?

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is J.K. Rowling’s 2008 collection of five wizarding-world tales.

The book is presented as a collection of fairy tales known to witches and wizards. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Albus Dumbledore leaves Hermione Granger a copy, and the story “The Tale of the Three Brothers” becomes important to the plot because it explains the Deathly Hallows.

The real-world edition was published in December 2008, after Rowling created a small handwritten and illustrated set of copies for people connected with the books. Proceeds from the commercial edition supported the Children’s High Level Group, later known as Lumos. The title is distinct from Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, two other companion books associated with the Hogwarts library.