batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2012-l2026
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2012-l2026
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE BOY BATHING / THE QUACK FROG / THE SWOLLEN FOX / THE MOUSE, THE FROG,
AND THE HAWK; lines 2012-2026
start: '2012'
end: '2026'
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: ''
summary: A Mouse and a Frog become friends despite living in different elements.
The Frog ties them together with thread so they cannot be separated. When the
Frog jumps into a pool, the Mouse drowns. A Hawk seizes the drowned Mouse, and
because the Frog cannot undo the knot, the Frog is carried off and eaten too.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Mouse and the Frog form a friendship, although the Mouse lives on land
and the Frog is at home on land and in water.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Frog ties himself and the Mouse together by the leg with a piece of thread
so they will not be separated.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The arrangement works while they remain on dry land.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: At the edge of a pool, the Frog jumps into the water and takes the Mouse with
him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The Mouse drowns and floats on the surface behind the Frog.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: A Hawk sees the drowned Mouse, descends, and seizes him in its talons.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Frog cannot loosen the knot binding him to the Mouse and is carried off
and eaten with him by the Hawk.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mouse
description: A land-dwelling animal who is tied to the Frog and drowns when taken
into the pool.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Frog
description: An animal at home on land and in water who ties himself to the Mouse,
jumps into the pool, and is later carried off and eaten because he cannot loosen
the knot.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Hawk
description: A predatory bird who sees the Mouse, seizes him in its talons, and
eats both the Mouse and the Frog.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: land-dwelling victim
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Mouse lives entirely on land and drowns after being taken into the pool.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: amphibious companion who initiates binding
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Frog is at home on land and in water and ties himself to the Mouse by
the leg.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: predator
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Hawk pounces on the Mouse, seizes him in its talons, and eats both bound
animals.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: bound companions
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The Mouse and Frog are tied together by the leg with thread and cannot separate
before the Hawk takes them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: pool water
literal_form: the pool into which the Frog jumps
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: thread and knot
literal_form: a piece of thread tying the Mouse and Frog together by the leg; the
knot cannot be loosened
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: dry land
literal_form: dry land where the tied companions initially fare well
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Unequal friendship and binding
summary: The Mouse and Frog become friends despite different habitats, and the Frog
ties them together by the leg with thread.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Entry into the pool and drowning
summary: The Frog jumps into the pool with the Mouse attached; the Frog swims and
croaks, while the Mouse drowns and floats behind him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Hawk seizes the bound pair
summary: A Hawk seizes the drowned Mouse, and the Frog, unable to undo the knot,
is carried off and eaten with the Mouse.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Fatal binding of unequal companions
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Two companions with incompatible habitats are physically tied together; the
binding leads first to the Mouse’s drowning and then to the Frog’s death when
he cannot free himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The label is descriptive and not tied to a supplied taxonomy family.
- id: motif:2
label: Predator profits from another’s misfortune
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Hawk finds the drowned Mouse, seizes him, and also consumes the Frog
because the Frog remains bound to the Mouse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents this as an event sequence; any broader moral or comparative
reading requires review.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2012-2016
quote_or_summary: A Mouse and Frog form a friendship; the Mouse lives entirely on
land, while the Frog is at home on land and in water.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2016-2018
quote_or_summary: The Frog ties himself and the Mouse together by the leg with thread
so they will never be separated.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2018-2022
quote_or_summary: On dry land the arrangement works, but at a pool the Frog jumps
in with the Mouse, swims and croaks, and the Mouse drowns and floats behind him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 2022-2024
quote_or_summary: A Hawk sees the Mouse, descends, and seizes him in its talons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 2024-2026
quote_or_summary: The Frog cannot loosen the knot binding him to the Mouse, so he
is carried off with the Mouse and eaten by the Hawk.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The literal sequence and figures are clear. Motif labels are descriptive
rather than matched to an external taxonomy. No comparison claims are made because
the passage itself does not supply a comparative reference.
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: |-
Although the supplied locator label names several fables, the provided passage text contains only “THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWK,” so this extraction is limited to that fable.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l2012-l2026
passage_sha256=3d5e7f05833a1b3cecf401458168a82a892b40d07bba135cd7435aeb9407f6c8