The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library)

by J.K. Rowling

[wyvernfriend]

Cleverly written with commentaries about the stories and how they relate to reality and what lessons are to be learned from the story.

This is an interesting set of stories, written as if they were fairy tales for wizardling children, along with some quite humourous interpretations and discussions of the bowderdisations that occured, quite as if they had been written in the real world and the changes that would have happened to a story over time.

The stories vary in quality. The Wizard and the Hopping Pot is probably my least favourite a story about sharing with others. The Fountain of Fair Fortune is all about learning to deal with life and that nothing is easy - one of my favourites. The Warlock's Hairy Heart is a bit gruesome, but would probably appeal to those who like their tales to end in nastyness.
Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump is a clever tale of persecution and how a Witch evaded capture and changed some minds.
The Tale of the Three Brothers is a wizardly warped story about the proverbial three brothers and tricking death.

Overall not a bad set of stories. A nice look into the world of Harry Potter.