Which J.K. Rowling book presents five wizarding tales attributed to Albus Dumbledore?
Answer
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The J.K. Rowling book presenting five wizarding tales attributed to Albus Dumbledore is The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
The collection was published in 2007 as a companion to the Harry Potter series. Within the fictional world, the stories were translated from ancient runes by Hermione Granger, and Albus Dumbledore supplied notes about their history and meaning.
The five tales are “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot,” “The Fountain of Fair Fortune,” “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart,” “Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump,” and “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” The final story is especially important because it explains the origin of the Deathly Hallows.
Rowling wrote and illustrated the original limited-edition manuscript, whose sale raised money for charity. The standard edition’s proceeds supported Children’s High Level Group, the organization later known as Lumos.