pɹˈaɪɚ tə hɪz ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz, hiː ɪz ˈɔfən dᵻspˈaɪzd æz wˈiːk ænd fˈuːlɪʃ baɪ hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz ɔːɹ fˈɑːðɚ, ɔːɹ bˈoʊθ — sˈʌmtaɪmz wɪð ɹˈiːzən, sˌʌm jˈʌŋɡɪst sˈʌnz ˈæktʃuːəli bˌiːɪŋ fˈuːlɪʃ, ænd ˈʌðɚz bˌiːɪŋ lˈeɪzi ænd pɹˈoʊn tə sˈɪɾɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ˈæʃᵻz dˌuːɪŋ nˈʌθɪŋ.
Prior to his adventures, he is often despised as weak and foolish by his brothers or father, or both — sometimes with reason, some youngest sons actually being foolish, and others being lazy and prone to sitting about the ashes doing nothing.