THREE VERY OLD TALES THE WIVES OF WEINSBURG-THE MOST PRECIOUS THING-ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn
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🗓️ 20 November 2022
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Summary
Three Very Old Tales
The Wives of Weinsburg- A kingdom falls but the women plea to the attackers to let them carry out their most cherished possessions...
The Most Precious Thing- A young couple sign an agreement saying that if the wife returns home she can bring the thing she most holds dear
Admetus and Alcestia- James Baldwin retelling of an old Greek tale about a King who receives a special wedding gift which isnt to be cashed in until he is near death...
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| 0:00.0 | And the Yeah, Welcome back everyone to 1001 classic short stories and tales. This is your host John Hagdorn. We have three stories today. The first one, The Wives of Winesburg, adapted from a retelling by Charlotte Young. |
| 0:43.0 | This is a story about some heroines with quick wit and great hearts. |
| 0:47.0 | Two, the most precious thing. |
| 0:49.0 | It's a story of a young wife who matches words of and with deeds of love. |
| 0:54.0 | And our third story, Admetis and Alsestis, |
| 0:57.0 | a retelling of an ancient Greek tale by James Baldwin. |
| 1:01.0 | And now the Wives of Winesburg. |
| 1:05.0 | It happened in Germany in the Middle Ages. |
| 1:07.8 | The year was 1141. |
| 1:10.1 | Wolf, the Duke of Bavaria, sat trapped inside his castle of Winesburg. |
| 1:15.0 | Outside his walls lay the army of Frederick, the Duke of Swabia, and his brother of the Emperor |
| 1:20.1 | Conrad. |
| 1:21.1 | The seas had lasted long, at the time had come when Woop knew he must surrender. |
| 1:27.0 | Messengers wrote back and forth, terms were proposed, conditions allowed, arrangements completed. |
| 1:34.0 | Sadly, Wolf and his officers prepared to give themselves to their bitter enemy. |
| 1:39.0 | But the wives of Winesburg were not ready to lose all. |
| 1:43.5 | They sent a message to Conrad, asking the emperor to promise safe conduct for all the women |
| 1:48.4 | in the garrison that they might come out with as many of their valuables as they could carry. |
| 1:54.0 | The request was freely granted, and soon the castle gates opened. |
| 1:58.4 | Out came the ladies, but in startling fashion, they carried not gold or jewels. |
| 2:04.1 | Each one was bending under the weight of her husband, whom she hoped to save from the vengeance |
| 2:08.4 | of the victorious host. |
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