Which Harry Potter book contains the tale of the Three Brothers?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows contains “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” Hermione reads the story from The Tales of Beedle the Bard after receiving the book in Albus Dumbledore’s will, and its details help the trio understand the three Deathly Hallows.

The fairy tale tells of three brothers who encounter Death and receive magical gifts. The objects are the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility. Harry, Ron, and Hermione gradually connect the story’s symbols with the objects sought or possessed by characters in the main plot.

The tale is therefore more than a decorative story inside the novel. It provides the mythology that explains the Deathly Hallows and helps organize the final book’s central conflict. The Tales of Beedle the Bard was later published as a real companion volume, but the tale first appeared as part of the narrative of the final Harry Potter novel.