Which J.K. Rowling book presents wizarding fairy tales, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers”?

The Tales of Beedle the Bard presents wizarding fairy tales, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers.”

The collection appears inside Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, where Hermione Granger receives a copy in Albus Dumbledore’s will. The stories are presented as traditional wizarding tales and are followed by Dumbledore’s commentary.

“The Tale of the Three Brothers” is especially important because it explains the legendary origins of the Deathly Hallows: the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak. Its events help Harry, Ron, and Hermione understand the larger mystery of the final novel.

Rowling published the collection as a real book in 2008. The first edition was associated with a charity auction, and later editions helped raise money for Children’s High Level Group, now connected with Lumos. The title is sometimes confused with the fictional author Beedle, who belongs to the wizarding world.