The Tales of Beedle the Bard

“No man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe.” The first time I heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was - of course - in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. And I laughed out loud, crying and giggling for minutes when I first heard of Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump. My favourite tale is The Fountain of Fair Fortune. It just warms my heart every single time I read it. It's quite the opposite of The Warlock's Hairy Heart, but in a way, I still love the utter disgust and shock it produces. Dumbledore's notes are pretty spectacular as well. I love how he shamelessly tells Lucius Malfoy off in his letter about banning a tale from the Hogwarts Library. And by Merlin's Beard is Aberforth so fascinated by goats? It's always going to remain a mystery to me. This is an amazing, original collection of wondrous and beautiful, cruel and magical tales. If someone can create fairytales that feel like they could be in Grimm's collection, then it's definitely J. K. Rowling. I never thought it possible that someone could write a fairytale, that feels as old and as magical as the ones I grew up with. But I also never thought that a writer could have such an impact on my life.

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My daughter did this review. The tales of beedle the bard are all Classic tales.All the stories are full of magic,adventure,fantasy Some of the tales include the fountain of fair fortune, the wizard and the hopping pot and after each of beedle's tales are dumbledore's version/notes on the classics. The book also includes meanings of difficult magical words.and some stories also have important lessons in them. My favourite tale was The tale of the three brothers (as mentioned in Harry Potter and the deathly hallows ) it is a very good tale and I am sure readers of all ages will enjoy it.

The only thing bad about it is that it's too good

I am a researcher and a professor by occupation. And obviously, a big fan of Harry Potter. I came across Pottermore during the lockdown and started reading this book. This book is more like a review book to me. Reading the version of Professor Dumbledore has been so interesting, considering the fact that he is one of the best teachers I considered during my childhood days and even today. J. K. Rowling has yet again proved to be a great writer, not just for children, but elders too. It doesn't matter at what age you read her books, what interpretation level you possess, you will still be satisfied.

The hard cover version of the book is too costly and it has less illustration as compared to the soft cover book. Also it is too small in size.

I started reading this book, this collection of five short stories, purely out of curiosity. Didn't expect anything much. I've been pleasantly surprised by the warmth and simplicity of these stories and the beautiful message they deliver. Perfect book for both muggle and wizarding children (and adults).

I've always been a huge fan of Harry Potter, even before I read the books. The amount of imagery it provides is tremendous, and the Fandom is so creative that one would feel the urge to unlock our inner witch/wizard. Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of his five short stories, abridged due to concerns raised by pure bloods stating that it promotes anti-magical elements (why does this sound so familiar?). The best part is that after each short story we come upon Dumbledore's notes and perception, and to add to that there's Hermione's footnotes too! I had such a wave of nostalgia reading this!

Als großer Harry-Potter-Fan durfte dieses Buch in meiner Sammlung natürlich nicht fehlen. „The Tales of Beedle the Bard“ ergänzt das Potter-Universum wunderbar und bietet kleine Märchen, die man schon aus den Büchern kennt. Die Geschichten sind liebevoll geschrieben, gut verständlich und machen auch in der englischen Ausgabe richtig Spaß zu lesen. Besonders schön finde ich die Gestaltung des Covers und die hochwertigen Illustrationen im Inneren. Für Sammler, Fans und alle, die das Potter-Universum noch ein Stück erweitern möchten, eine klare Empfehlung!

Not the best quality but it look fine.

You have to read this book to truly be understanding of happiness because it’s so much better than what you have been doing for the last million years

Una amiga recientemente adquirió toda la colección de Harry Potter en inglés, y ya tenía los otros dos libros, el de "El Quidditch a través de los tiempos" y el de "Criaturas mágicas y cómo encontrarlas", así que sólo le faltaba este para tener (de momento) todos los que han salido de Harry Potter, y quedó encantada con él. El libro es tal cuál se muestra en la imagen, con tapas duras, en inglés, y está muy chula la portada, al ser tapas duras y tener la ilustración tan cuidada queda muy bien el resultado final. Otro punto a favor es el precio, por este precio no sueles tener libros en tapas duras, aunque el hecho de que esté en inglés suele abaratarlo al hacer compras desde España.

My niece loves Harry Potter series of books which is why this was a definite add on to her collection.