In the reality of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is the real truth and what it is she hopes to gain while in her state of dreaming is true. Though the dream itself is not real. Witches don't look like that, scarecrows, lions and tinmen can't actually talk, they are only an invention of man (besides the lion). Within Dorothy's dream one is able to find that "the self" is the only thing man can rely truly on. There is no absolute truth for this simple fact, only relative truth. The story treats reality like it does not matter for the story occurs within in a dream where everything that happens is in a sense in control of Dorothy herself.
In the lion, the witch and the wardrobe the story appears to be based on the teachings of Christianity. The story is one big analogy where Aslan is God and the (good) animals are his followers with this battle going on in the forest between Good and Evil. In the story though, we know that the children are the real truth whereas when they enter Narnia and come back everything seems to be something that could be a dream even though they swear its real. In reality its kinda of like faith where you either believe in God or you don't. They use Edward to represent the stubborn man who can not see what is right in front of them or deny that which has occured to them. Aslan represents absolute truth for his way is the only way to happiness.
When it comes to words being reliable, the Bible is the only Truth. :-)
Since the "self" is the only one to rely on in the Wizard of Oz who can say if the words of Dorothy and the characters is reliable for they only care about themselves and not relying on a higher powere as in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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