the old man (Chapter 052)

Role: uncle · First appears: Mrs. Logan'S Story

An old man and his little nephew, the boy, lived in a dark woods. After the boy and the boy's sister returned home, they found their uncle looking very old; he had mourned the boy for ten years and was happy to think he had returned. The old man and the boy built a long house with six fireplaces.

Relationship record

Life events

• The boy and his sister returned home to their uncle after his long mourning for the boy.(Mrs. Logan'S Story)
  • With: the boy (Chapter 052) the boy's sister (Chapter 052)
  • “When they arrived home they found their own uncle; he looked very old. For ten years he had cried and put ashes upon his head for his little nephew, but now he was very happy to think he had returned.”
• The boy and his uncle built a long house with six fireplaces.(Mrs. Logan'S Story)
  • With: the boy (Chapter 052)
  • “And they did so, and put in six fire-places.”

Mrs. Logan'S Story

• with the boy (Chapter 052) (Uncle and nephew.) “An old man and his little nephew once lived in a dark woods.”
• younger kin: the boy (Chapter 052) “An old man and his little nephew once lived in a dark woods.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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