batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2319-l2339
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2319-l2339
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOX / MERCURY AND THE SCULPTOR / THE FAWN AND HIS MOTHER
/ THE FOX AND THE LION; lines 2319-2339
start: '2319'
end: '2339'
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 hind criticizes her grown fawn for cowardice despite his strength and
horns, but when distant hounds are heard she tells him to stay and flees. A fox
who has never seen a lion is first terrified by him, less frightened at a second
meeting, and by a third meeting speaks to him familiarly.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Hind addresses the Fawn as her son and says he is well grown and strong.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Hind says Nature has given the Fawn a powerful body and stout horns.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Hind asks why the Fawn is cowardly enough to run away from hounds.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Both the Hind and the Fawn hear a pack in full cry at a considerable distance.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Hind tells the Fawn to stay where he is and not mind her, then runs away
as fast as she can.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The Fox had never seen a Lion before their first meeting.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: At the first meeting with the Lion, the Fox is terrified and nearly dies of
fear.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: At the second meeting with the Lion, the Fox is still frightened but less
than before.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: At the third meeting with the Lion, the Fox approaches and speaks to him familiarly.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hind
description: A mother deer who speaks to her grown Fawn and then flees when hounds
are heard.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Fawn
description: The Hind's son, described as well grown, strong, and possessing a powerful
body and stout horns.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Pack of hounds
description: A pack heard in full cry at a considerable distance.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Fox
description: An animal who has never seen a Lion, is terrified at first, less frightened
later, and eventually talks to the Lion familiarly.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lion
description: An animal first encountered by the Fox and initially causing great
fear.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: mother
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Hind addresses the Fawn as her son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: critic who fails to model her advice
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: She rebukes the Fawn for fleeing hounds, then flees herself when a pack is
heard.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: rebuked child
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Fawn is addressed as son and criticized for cowardice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: unseen pursuers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The pack is heard in full cry and prompts the Hind's flight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: fearful observer who becomes familiar
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Fox moves from terror at first sight of the Lion to familiar conversation
at the third meeting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: feared unfamiliar animal
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Lion's first appearance terrifies the Fox, though repeated meetings reduce
that fear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: horns
literal_form: stout pair of horns
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: hounds in full cry
literal_form: sound of a pack in full cry
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: lion
literal_form: Lion encountered by the Fox
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Hind rebukes Fawn and flees hounds
summary: The Hind tells her grown and horned Fawn that he should not be cowardly
before hounds, but when a distant pack is heard she tells him to stay and runs
away.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Fox grows accustomed to Lion
summary: The Fox's fear of the Lion decreases across three meetings, ending with
the Fox approaching and talking to him familiarly.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: adviser fails to follow own counsel
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Hind criticizes the Fawn for running from hounds, but immediately flees
when hounds are heard.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the narrative action but does not include an explicit
stated moral.
- id: motif:2
label: physical strength contrasted with fear
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Fawn is described as strong, powerful, and horned, yet is called cowardly
for fleeing hounds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The Fawn does not act within the provided passage; the motif is inferred
from the Hind's speech.
- id: motif:3
label: fear diminished by repeated exposure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Fox is terrified at first sight of the Lion, less frightened at the second
meeting, and familiar enough to converse at the third.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the pattern through three meetings but does not explicitly
state a moral.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2319-2325
quote_or_summary: A Hind addresses her grown and strong Fawn as her son, notes his
powerful body and stout horns, and asks why he is cowardly enough to run from
hounds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2325-2329
quote_or_summary: The Hind and Fawn hear a pack in full cry at a considerable distance;
the Hind tells the Fawn to stay and then runs away as fast as she can.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2331-2339
quote_or_summary: A Fox who has never seen a Lion is terrified at their first meeting,
less frightened at the second, and by the third approaches and speaks to him as
if long acquainted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the provided passage. Motif labels
are candidate descriptions only, since the passage contains no explicit morals
and no passage-supported 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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. No taxonomy references were assigned because the available motif families and symbols do not directly match the literal passage details.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l2319-l2339
passage_sha256=e3767c3bcb5568b4f990784926e4bc89d179bb9fb0800b15c2fd816bfe4eb811