batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2075-l2086
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2075-l2086
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE BOY AND THE NETTLES / THE PEASANT AND THE APPLE-TREE / THE JACKDAW AND
THE PIGEONS / JUPITER AND THE TORTOISE; lines 2075-2086
start: '2075'
end: '2086'
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: Jupiter prepares a wedding banquet for all the animals. The Tortoise alone
stays away, saying he prefers home. Annoyed, Jupiter decrees that the Tortoise
must carry his house on his back and never be able to get away from home.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Jupiter is about to marry a wife and decides to celebrate by inviting all
the animals to a banquet.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: All the animals attend except the Tortoise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Jupiter asks the Tortoise why he did not attend the banquet.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The Tortoise says that he does not care for going out and that there is no
place like home.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Jupiter is annoyed and decrees that the Tortoise must carry his house on his
back and never be able to get away from home.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Jupiter
description: A divine figure who plans a wedding banquet, questions the absent Tortoise,
and issues a decree.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Tortoise
description: The animal who does not attend Jupiter's banquet, says he prefers home,
and is decreed to carry his house on his back.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: all the animals
description: The invited animals who attend Jupiter's banquet, except for the Tortoise.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Jupiter's wife
description: The unnamed wife whom Jupiter is about to marry.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: wedding host
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jupiter plans to celebrate his marriage by inviting all the animals to a
banquet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine decreer of punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jupiter is annoyed by the Tortoise's reply and decrees a permanent condition
for him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: absent invited guest
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Tortoise is the only animal who does not appear at the banquet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: speaker of home-preference maxim
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Tortoise says he does not care for going out and that there is no place
like home.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: banquet guests
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The animals are invited to Jupiter's banquet and come, apart from the Tortoise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: prospective bride
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Jupiter is said to be about to marry a wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: banquet
literal_form: wedding banquet for all the animals
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: home carried on the back
literal_form: the Tortoise's house upon his back
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: home
literal_form: home as the place the Tortoise prefers not to leave
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Jupiter's wedding banquet
summary: Jupiter prepares for marriage by inviting all the animals to a banquet;
the animals attend except the Tortoise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Question and decree
summary: Jupiter asks the Tortoise why he stayed away. After the Tortoise says he
prefers home, Jupiter decrees that he must carry his house on his back and never
escape home.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine punishment explaining an animal trait
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: A divine figure responds to the Tortoise's absence and explanation by decreeing
the permanent condition that he carry his house on his back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference captures the divine decree and punishment; the
more specific animal-trait aetiology is not among the supplied taxonomy refs.
- id: motif:2
label: preference for home becomes inescapable confinement
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Tortoise states that he prefers home, and Jupiter's decree makes home
permanently attached to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level fable pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy
family.
- id: motif:3
label: divine wedding feast with invited animals
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: Jupiter is about to marry and marks the event with a banquet to which all
animals are invited.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: The marriage is a narrative occasion for the banquet; the passage does
not develop a sacred-marriage theme beyond the divine wedding context.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2075-2078
quote_or_summary: Jupiter is about to marry and decides to celebrate by inviting
all the animals to a banquet.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 2078-2080
quote_or_summary: All the animals come except the Tortoise, whose absence surprises
Jupiter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: 2080-2084
quote_or_summary: Jupiter asks why the Tortoise missed the banquet; the Tortoise
replies, "there's no place like home."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 2084-2086
quote_or_summary: Annoyed by the reply, Jupiter decrees that the Tortoise must carry
his house on his back and never be able to get away from home.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is short and explicit. Motif labels are passage-level; only broad
supplied taxonomy refs are applicable.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support a cross-textual comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l2075-l2086
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