THREE YEARS WITHOUT WAGES

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore. They were so closely united in their lives' work that their folk tale collections are commonly mentioned only as "Asbjørnsen and Moe".

THE FATHER OF THE FAMILY is a famous tale by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. The story describes the life of a man who has a poor householder. His son is a very lazy fellow! Once the father decides to pack him off a long way in order not to feed him.. What will happen to the sluggard-son? Will the poor householder turn out him of house and home? Read «THREE YEARS WITHOUT WAGES» in order to know the end!