batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l1997-l2009
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l1997-l2009
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE OLD LION / THE BOY BATHING / THE QUACK FROG / THE SWOLLEN FOX; lines
1997-2009
start: '1997'
end: '2009'
translation: Aesop's Fables; a new translation
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: '"stay where you are till you shrink to your former size"'
summary: A hungry fox finds bread and meat hidden in a hollow tree, enters through
a narrow opening, eats all of it, becomes too swollen to leave, and is advised
by another fox to wait until he returns to his former size.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A hungry fox finds bread and meat in a hollow tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The bread and meat had been placed there by shepherds for their return.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The fox enters through a narrow aperture and eats all the food.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: After eating, the fox is too swollen to squeeze back through the hole.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The trapped fox whines and groans about his misfortune.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Another fox passes by, asks what is wrong, learns the situation, and advises
him to wait until he shrinks back to his former size.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: hungry Fox
description: A hungry fox who finds hidden food, enters the hollow tree, eats it,
and becomes unable to leave.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: another Fox
description: A passing fox who asks about the trapped fox's problem and gives advice.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: shepherds
description: People who had placed bread and meat in the hollow tree for their return.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: hungry finder and eater
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The fox is hungry, finds bread and meat, enters, and devours it all.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: trapped figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: After eating, the fox is too swollen to get back out through the hole.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: passing adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The second fox passes by, asks what is wrong, and tells the trapped fox to
wait until he shrinks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: absent food placers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The shepherds had placed the bread and meat in the tree for their return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hollow tree
literal_form: hollow tree containing bread and meat
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: bread and meat
literal_form: food hidden in the hollow tree
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: narrow aperture or hole
literal_form: narrow opening through which the fox enters but cannot later leave
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: swollen body
literal_form: fox's body enlarged after the meal
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Discovery of hidden food
summary: A hungry fox finds bread and meat stored in a hollow tree by shepherds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Eating and entrapment
summary: The fox enters through a narrow opening, eats all the food, and then cannot
exit because he is swollen.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Advice from another fox
summary: A second fox hears the trapped fox's problem and tells him to remain there
until he shrinks to his former size.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: overeating leads to entrapment
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The hungry fox eats all the hidden food and becomes too swollen to leave
through the hole.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The label summarizes the literal fable pattern; no supplied taxonomy family
directly names this motif.
- id: motif:2
label: advice to wait until bodily change reverses
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passing fox advises the trapped fox that he can get out once he shrinks
to his former size.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The 'wisdom' taxonomy reference is broad; the passage presents practical
advice rather than an explicit wisdom teaching.
- id: motif:3
label: hidden provisions discovered by an animal
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The fox finds bread and meat that shepherds had stored in the hollow tree
for later use.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a narrative setup rather than the central action of the fable.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1997-2000
quote_or_summary: A hungry fox finds bread and meat in a hollow tree; shepherds
had put the food there for their return.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2000-2003
quote_or_summary: The fox is delighted, slips in through the narrow aperture, and
greedily devours all the food.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2003-2006
quote_or_summary: When the fox tries to leave, he is too swollen from the meal to
squeeze through the hole and begins whining and groaning.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 2006-2009
quote_or_summary: Another fox learns the situation and says the trapped fox must
stay there until he shrinks to his former size, after which he can get out.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief evidence summary from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are descriptive and should
be reviewed for alignment with the Atlas taxonomy; no comparison claims were made
because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-text comparison.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Only the supplied passage titled THE SWOLLEN FOX was used, despite the broader locator label naming adjacent fables.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l1997-l2009
passage_sha256=50f7c1a841ac4b985f738ef863d2d18b8239ed572e03cdfc2cef8c8329fbdb64