The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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105 pages · Released Dec 4, 2008 · Children's High Level Group
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This is a collection of five fairy tales set in the Harry Potter universe, presented as classic Wizarding stories with scholarly commentary by Dumbledore. The tales are gentle and whimsical overall, with fairy-tale style consequences but no graphic content. It introduces magical themes, folklore, and moral lessons about greed, vanity, and the acceptance of mortality in age-appropriate ways.
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A collection fairy tales for young wizards and witches, with each story followed by observations on Wizarding history, personal reminiscences, and information on the story's key elements by Hogwarts headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Wizard and the Hopping Pot -- Fountain of Fair Fortune -- Warlock's Hairy Heart -- Ba... A collection fairy tales for young wizards and witches, with each story followed by observations on Wizarding history, personal reminiscences, and information on the story's key elements by Hogwarts headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Wizard and the Hopping Pot -- Fountain of Fair Fortune -- Warlock's Hairy Heart -- Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump -- Tale of the Three Brothers.
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- Magicians
- Magic
- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place)
- Warlocks
- Fairy tales
- Children's stories, English
- Fantasy
- Wizards
- New York Times bestseller
- Fiction
- Short stories
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ISBN 9780747599876 · Children's High Level Group