<P> Rowling wrote five stories for the book . One, "The Warlock's Hairy Heart", is not mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; three others, "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot", "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", and "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump", receive cursory attention . "The Tale of the Three Brothers" is the only story also included entirely in The Deathly Hallows . </P> <P> This story is about the legacy of an old man who, in his generosity, used his pot to brew magical potions and antidotes for other people when they needed his help . Upon his death, he leaves all his belongings to his only son, who has none of the virtues his father had . After his father's death, the son finds the pot and a single slipper inside it together with a note from his father that reads, "In the fond hope, my son, that you will never need it". </P> <P> Bitter for having nothing left but a pot, the son closes the door on every person who asks for his help . Each time he does so, the pot takes on the symptoms of the ones who ask for help, it starts disturbing the son and prevents him from having any peace of mind . This continues until the son finally gives up and provides aid to the town . Upon doing this, the pot's ailments are removed one by one and the son's ordeal finally ends one day when the slipper he received from his father falls out of the pot; he puts the slipper on the pot's foot and the two walk off into the sunset . </P> <P> In this story, there is a fountain where once per year, one person may bathe to have his or her problems answered . This is how three witches meet . The first witch, Asha, suffers from an incurable disease . The second, Altheda, endures poverty and powerlessness due to a robbery . The third, Amata, is distraught after being left by her beloved . The three witches decide to try to reach the fountain together but along the way, a knight, Sir Luckless, also joins them . </P>

The tale of the beedle and the bard