dammit, i was so close to being thanked for this, 2 mins after Beth alerted it

on a less childish note (or a possibly more childish one) this story really made me chuckle, out of all of them it was the one i was most looking forward to knowing the story of. Great!

Thanks Kiwi! We got a flock of owls not soon after Beth’s mail arrived, but all who email with tips are truly appreciated! :) Sue for Leaky

not what i expected (of course, not quite sure what i was expecting!), but good stuff…

thanks everyone!

Haha, thanks Sue that makes staying up this late over on this side of the Atlantic all the more worthwhile!

I feel so blessed we are getting reveiws of these tales at all, it is great, do you realize that Amazon.com could have kept the book to themselves but they are sharing it with the world. It is just so amazing

So THAT’S what her cackling stump was… not at ALL what I was thinking… XD

I had no idea what her cackling stump was or why it was cackling! Hehe Babbity Rabbity- it’s such a fun name to say. Really delightful tale and I can see why Ron was so fond of it! Thank you again Jo!

This is just so awesome. It was really sad the last few weeks, thinking that we’d most likely never see these stories, and now we know what they are about. Thanks for the Christmas present, Amazon!!

And wow, I am continually impressed and amazed that Jo is such a great artist, as well as our favorite writer!

The story made me laugh :)

Hey Leaky, I looked through the Beedle the Bard pics, but I didn’t see this one that you used for the article pic. Where did you get it?

I agree with Kiwi – this story is the one I was most interested to find out what it was about. These stories are so cool. (Still hoping for proper versions eventually….)

I wonder how much faith we can put into any of these “reviews”, as there is no way to verify either the content or the conclusions of the Reviewer.

That having been said: “Babbity” seems to encourage children as well as adults to “Be Wary”, “Look to YOUR OWN well being.” (Religious connotations?)

“FOUNTAIN” seems to me to be the most “painful” (catharcic) of the first 4 (confronting terminal illness, ensuring a roof & food, childbirth??, and a knight (today’s society) – may yield the greatest impact?).

“Warlock” = Voldemort + B. Lestrange?? Represents the “ills of society” ( & Really sick people out there!)

“Hopping Pot” review has been ammended!! Personal conclusion with THIS review: Moral oblicagations NOT to deny access to rights of humankind to anyone (including the ability to read!)

“3 Brothers” = Hallows, I Don’t follow the “religious” images/meaning (as portrayed in HP & DH).

The beginning of this story reminded me so much of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”...just placed in a Wizard format.

I too, thank Amazon.com for giving us their synopis of the stories.

Is the tale of the three brothers included in the book??