When You Are Tired of Playing: Stories for Eyvind
(Fortællinger for Eyvind)
Waldemar Theodor Ager (1906)
Translated by J. J. Skordalsvold (1907)

    This slim volume contains stories as told to the author's sleepy 3-year-old son, Eyvind, but the stories reach an audience of any age. While the author's main concern seems to be the dangers of addiction to strong drink, the stories rise above mere preaching; Ager knows where human hopes and dreams are stored. Listed below are four stories from the collection.

Table of Contents:

• Early Spring and Late Fall A tale of life's inherent sadness.
• Brother Mine A boy learns to love his enemy.
• The Ugly Wolverine A barnyard fable about pragmatism.
• Why? Because-- A misfit's parable.

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