Ep 43 - What's a Wise Age?

From River Reads by River Wilde

June 6, 2026 · 58 min · Season 5 · Episode 43

About this episode

This episode features three fairy tales, exploring themes of wisdom and morality.

This week on River Reads Episode 43 - What’s a Wise Age? Features three tales. Two tales from Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called, The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Kills the Witch and The Red Shoes. Plus, one tale from the collection Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, called, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even per...

People in this episode

Host: River Wilde

Topics covered

fairy tales
storytelling
children's literature
classic tales
family stories

Keywords

fairy tales
The Wizard of Oz
The Red Shoes
Hans Andersen
storytelling
family
children's stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Kills the Witch, The Red Shoes, What the Old Man Does is Always Right