Fairy tales have always played an important role in the life of people. They have supported people during long winter evenings and helped to entertain, to
develop and to bring up. By means of fairy tales wisdom and experience has passed
from father to son. Children got acquainted with reality and learned to live,
comprehending laws of life due to them. In the fairy tales the Norwegian writer Alf Prøysen carries on the best fairy tales’ traditions, acquaints young readers with the
big and interesting world of adults and helps children to understand and accustom in.