the youngest brother (Chapter 008)

Role: youngest of ten brothers · First appears: Great Head

The youngest brother was the tenth of ten boys. After their father and mother died, he and his brothers were left with their aged uncle. One by one, his brothers disappeared while searching for those who had gone before, until the youngest remained at home with his uncle; he had been forbidden to leave lest he too be lost.

One day, the youngest brother and his uncle found a man buried in the earth and restored him to consciousness. The man told them of the nine brothers’ mysterious disappearance. On the morrow, the youngest agreed to go with Great Head to the witch’s abode, where they killed her. Great Head then called the nine brothers to awake, and they rose and rejoiced at seeing their youngest brother again.

Relationship record

Life events

• The elder and second brothers disappeared first. The oldest of those remaining at home went to look for them and also disappeared; the other older brothers followed in turn until the youngest remained with his uncle.(Great Head)
  • With: the second of the nine brothers (Chapter 008) the eldest of the nine brothers (Chapter 008)
  • “One day they looked for the return of their elder brother in vain; they also looked in vain for the second brother's return. Then the oldest of those at home said, ‘I will go to look them up’; and he went off, but did not return that night. The next brother then went to hunt for his lost brothers. He also did not return, and thus it was with all until the youngest brother was left alone with his aged uncle.”
• The youngest brother and his uncle found the buried man alive and restored his consciousness.(Great Head)
  • With: the man buried in the earth (Chapter 008) the aged uncle (Chapter 008)
  • “The groan being repeated, they concluded to dig into the earth, where they discovered a man covered with mould, and taking him and setting him up they saw some signs of life and were convinced that he was alive.”
• The man told them the nine brothers had mysteriously disappeared.(Great Head)
  • With: the man buried in the earth (Chapter 008) the aged uncle (Chapter 008)
  • “The strange man then told them that he did not know how long he had been there, that all he knew was that the last time he went out was to hunt. They persuaded him to stay with them, whereupon he related the story of the nine brothers who had so mysteriously disappeared.”
• The youngest brother agreed to accompany Great Head to the witch's abode.(Great Head)
  • With: Great Head
  • “The young man consenting, he and the Great Head started on the morrow”
• The youngest brother and Great Head killed the witch, whose flesh became animals, birds, and fish.(Great Head)
  • With: Great Head the witch (Chapter 008)
  • “and so they killed her, and her flesh was turned into animals, and birds, and fish.”
• Great Head called the nine brothers to awake, and they arose to life and reunited with their youngest brother.(Great Head)
  • With: Great Head the eldest of the nine brothers (Chapter 008)
  • “and the Great Head out of the wind called to the nine brothers to awake, and they all arose to life, shouting for joy at seeing each other and their youngest brother again.”

Great Head

• siblings with the eldest of the nine brothers (Chapter 008) (They are among the ten sons.) “In a distant wilderness there lived a man and his wife with ten children, all boys.”
• siblings with the second of the nine brothers (Chapter 008) (They are among the ten sons.) “In a distant wilderness there lived a man and his wife with ten children, all boys.”
• parent: the father of the ten brothers (Chapter 008) (The father is one parent of the ten boys.) “In the course of events the father died, and was soon followed by the mother of the boys, who were now left alone with their uncle.”
• parent: the mother of the ten brothers (Chapter 008) (The mother is one parent of the ten boys.) “In the course of events the father died, and was soon followed by the mother of the boys, who were now left alone with their uncle.”
• with the aged uncle (Chapter 008) (Uncle and nephew; this kinship is stated by the chapter context.) “They were greatly afflicted by the loss of both parents but after a while resumed their hunting for support.”
• elder kin: the aged uncle (Chapter 008) (The account identifies the uncle as his aged uncle and describes the youngest as living with him.) “The youngest brother was forbidden to go away from home lest he too should be lost.”

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Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Iroquois. Made with Rho MD.