batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2168-l2179
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2168-l2179
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS / THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING / THE OLIVE-TREE AND
THE FIG-TREE / THE LION AND THE BOAR; lines 2168-2179
start: '2168'
end: '2179'
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 lion and a boar arrive at a spring on a hot summer day, quarrel over
who should drink first, and begin fighting. When they notice vultures waiting
to feed on whichever of them is killed, they stop fighting and choose friendship
instead.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The setting is a hot and thirsty day in the height of summer.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A Lion and a Boar arrive at a little spring at the same moment to drink.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Lion and the Boar quarrel over who should drink first.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The quarrel becomes a fight, and the Lion and the Boar attack one another
fiercely.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Lion and the Boar stop briefly to take breath and see vultures seated
on a rock above them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The vultures appear to be waiting for one combatant to be killed so they can
feed on the carcass.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The sight of the vultures causes the Lion and the Boar to stop fighting and
make peace.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The Lion and the Boar say that it is better to be friends than to fight and
be eaten by vultures.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Lion
description: A lion who comes to the spring to drink, fights with the boar, and
then agrees to friendship.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Boar
description: A boar who comes to the spring to drink, fights with the lion, and
then agrees to friendship.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Vultures
description: Vultures seated on a rock above, apparently waiting to feed on the
carcass of a killed combatant.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: rival drinker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Both the Lion and the Boar arrive at the spring to drink and quarrel over
precedence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: reconciled combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: After seeing the vultures, the two stop their quarrel and choose friendship
over fighting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: waiting scavenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The vultures are described as waiting for one of the fighters to be killed
so they can feed on the carcass.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: spring
literal_form: little spring
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: rock above
literal_form: rock above the fighters
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: vultures
literal_form: vultures seated on a rock
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Arrival at the spring
summary: On a hot summer day, the Lion and the Boar come to a little spring at the
same time to drink.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Quarrel and fight
summary: The Lion and the Boar quarrel about who should drink first, and the quarrel
turns into a furious fight.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Vultures observed
summary: While pausing for breath, the Lion and the Boar see vultures on a rock
above, apparently waiting to feed on the loser.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Reconciliation
summary: The Lion and the Boar are sobered by the sight and decide that friendship
is better than fighting and being eaten by vultures.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: rivals reconcile when a third party awaits their destruction
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The two rivals stop their fight after seeing vultures waiting to benefit
from one fighter's death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The supplied taxonomy has no exact fable-specific category for this pattern;
'wisdom' is a broad family reference.
- id: motif:2
label: conflict over access to water
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Lion and the Boar quarrel over who should drink first at a spring.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage treats the water dispute as the occasion for the moral action
rather than as a developed water motif.
- id: motif:3
label: external threat produces peace between enemies
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The sight of scavengers waiting for their deaths causes the combatants to
make up their quarrel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This overlaps with motif:1 and is phrased as a broad narrative pattern
rather than a formal taxonomy ID.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2168-2171
quote_or_summary: On a hot summer day, a Lion and a Boar come down to a little spring
at the same moment to drink.
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: 2171-2174
quote_or_summary: They quarrel about who should drink first, and the quarrel becomes
a fierce fight.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 2174-2177
quote_or_summary: While pausing for breath, they see vultures on a rock above, apparently
waiting to feed on the carcass of one that is killed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 2177-2179
quote_or_summary: '"We had much better be friends than fight and be eaten by vultures."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from public domain text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are descriptive
and broad because the available taxonomy does not include exact fable-type categories.
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: |-
The passage label includes several fable titles, but the supplied passage text contains only 'THE LION AND THE BOAR'; extraction is limited to the supplied passage text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l2168-l2179
passage_sha256=f8dc3bf2ab52c3204ea0476083b77c18a74365aede494806315ee56eef6dde88