batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2597-l2608

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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2597-l2608
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
  label: THE BLACKAMOOR / THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBER / THE LION AND THE WILD
    ASS / THE MAN AND THE SATYR; lines 2597-2608
  start: '2597'
  end: '2608'
  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: '"I can''t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath."'
  summary: A man and a satyr live together as friends. The satyr sees the man blow
    on his hands to warm them, then later blow on hot porridge to cool it. Seeing
    one breath used for opposite purposes, the satyr leaves and ends the friendship.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: A man and a satyr became friends and decided to live together.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: In winter, the satyr saw the man blowing on his hands, and the man said he
    did it to warm them.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: At supper, both had steaming hot bowls of porridge, and the man blew on his
    porridge, saying he did it to cool it.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:4
  text: The satyr rose from the table, said good-bye, and said he could not remain
    friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Man
  description: Human companion of the satyr; blows on his hands and on porridge for
    different purposes.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Satyr
  description: Nonhuman companion of the man; questions the man's actions and ends
    the friendship.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: companion with contradictory-seeming actions
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: The man uses the same act of blowing first to warm his hands and later to
    cool porridge.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
- id: role:2
  label: observer who rejects inconsistency
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The satyr questions both actions and leaves because the same breath appears
    to produce opposite effects.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: same breath for hot and cold
  literal_form: blowing breath used on hands and on porridge
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
- id: sym:2
  label: winter cold
  literal_form: winter-time setting and cold hands
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: sym:3
  label: hot porridge
  literal_form: steaming hot bowl of porridge at supper
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Man and satyr become housemates
  summary: The man and the satyr form a friendship and decide to live together.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: scene:2
  label: Blowing to warm hands
  summary: In winter, the satyr observes the man blowing on his hands and hears that
    the purpose is to warm them.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: scene:3
  label: Blowing to cool porridge
  summary: At supper, the man blows on hot porridge and explains that the purpose
    is to cool it.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: scene:4
  label: Satyr ends the friendship
  summary: The satyr leaves, saying he cannot be friends with someone who blows hot
    and cold with the same breath.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: same action used for opposite effects
  taxonomy_refs:
  - duality
  basis: The man's breath is used first to warm cold hands and then to cool hot porridge,
    creating a hot/cold opposition around one act.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  confidence: high
  cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage is a fable about apparent
    inconsistency rather than a cosmological duality myth.
- id: motif:2
  label: friendship broken over perceived inconsistency
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The satyr ends the shared life and friendship because he cannot accept the
    man's hot-and-cold use of breath.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:4
  confidence: high
  cautions: No specific supplied taxonomy family directly matches this fable pattern.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 2597-2608
  quote_or_summary: A man and a satyr became friends and determined to live together.
  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 2597-2608
  quote_or_summary: In winter, the satyr saw the man blowing on his hands; the man
    explained that he was warming his hands.
  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 2597-2608
  quote_or_summary: At supper, both had steaming hot bowls of porridge; the man blew
    on his porridge and explained that he was cooling it.
  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: quote
  locator: lines 2597-2608
  quote_or_summary: '"I can''t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the
    same breath."'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: high
  notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif assignment is limited because
    the available taxonomy has no exact fable-proverb category for inconsistency or
    duplicity.
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 text was used; no external fable parallels or moral traditions were added.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l2597-l2608
  passage_sha256=0decb1dd158d988d7ca8cb65832bb777a9d7f884ead05f0af866bd6af40d6250