Tales Of Beedle The Bard The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: The Tale of the Three Brothers Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; The Fountain of Fair Fortune, The Warlocks Hairy Heart, The Wizard and the Hopping Pot and Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump complete the collection.