Episode Synopsis "The Devoted Friend - by Oscar Wilde"

Robin Kermode reads this wonderful short story for children and adults by Oscar Wilde. The story is about Little Hans and his best friend Big Hugh, the miller, The story is told by a linnet to a water-rat following a conversation about what it means to be a devoted friend.  It was first published in 1888 in the anthology 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales' which, in addition to its title story, also includes "The Star Child" and "The Selfish Giant".

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More episodes of the podcast Timeless Stories for Children

• The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
• The Devoted Friend - by Oscar Wilde
• The Star Child - by Oscar Wilde
• The Emperor's New Clothes - by Hans Christian Anderson
• The Brave Little Tailor - by The Brothers Grimm
• The Ugly Duckling - by Hans Christian Anderson
• The Crab that played with the Sea - by Rudyard Kipling
• How the Rhinoceros got his Skin - by Rudyard Kipling
• The Selfish Giant - by Oscar Wilde