batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l266-l300
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l266-l300
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE FIR-TREE AND THE BRAMBLE / THE FROGS' COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SUN / THE
DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX / THE GNAT AND THE BULL; lines 266-300
start: '266'
end: '300'
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: The passage is a sequence of Aesop fable headings naming animals, humans,
plants, natural forces, personified abstractions, and objects. It contains headings
such as 'The Fir-Tree and the Bramble,' 'The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun,'
'The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox,' and 'The Gnat and the Bull,' but no narrative
prose beyond the titles.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage presents a list of fable titles rather than continuous narrative
prose.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Many headings join two or more named figures with 'and,' including animal
pairs and mixed human, animal, plant, or natural-force pairings.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: One heading names a wolf in sheep's clothing.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: One heading names frogs making a complaint against the sun.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: One heading pairs a fir-tree with a bramble.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: One heading groups a dog, a cock, and a fox.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: One heading pairs a gnat with a bull.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Lion
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Lion and the Mouse.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mouse
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Lion and the Mouse.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Crow
description: Bird named in the heading 'The Crow and the Pitcher.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Boys
description: Human group named in the heading 'The Boys and the Frogs.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Frogs
description: Animal group named in headings including 'The Boys and the Frogs,'
'The Hares and the Frogs,' and 'The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: North Wind
description: Natural force named in the heading 'The North Wind and the Sun.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Sun
description: Celestial/natural figure named in 'The North Wind and the Sun' and
'The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Mistress
description: Human figure named in the heading 'The Mistress and Her Servants.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Servants
description: Human group named in the heading 'The Mistress and Her Servants.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Goods
description: Plural abstraction named in the heading 'The Goods and the Ills.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Ills
description: Plural abstraction named in the heading 'The Goods and the Ills.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Hares
description: Animal group named in the heading 'The Hares and the Frogs.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Fox
description: Animal named in headings including 'The Fox and the Stork,' 'The Fox
and the Monkey,' and 'The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Stork
description: Bird named in the heading 'The Fox and the Stork.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Wolf
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Stag
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Stag in the Ox-Stall.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Milkmaid
description: Human figure named in the heading 'The Milkmaid and Her Pail.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Dolphins
description: Marine animals named in the heading 'The Dolphins, the Whales, and
the Sprat.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Whales
description: Marine animals named in the heading 'The Dolphins, the Whales, and
the Sprat.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Sprat
description: Fish named in the heading 'The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Monkey
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Fox and the Monkey.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Ass
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Ass and the Lap-Dog.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Lap-Dog
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Ass and the Lap-Dog.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: Fir-tree
description: Tree named in the heading 'The Fir-Tree and the Bramble.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Bramble
description: Plant named in the heading 'The Fir-Tree and the Bramble.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Dog
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:27
name_or_label: Cock
description: Bird named in the heading 'The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:28
name_or_label: Gnat
description: Insect named in the heading 'The Gnat and the Bull.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:29
name_or_label: Bull
description: Animal named in the heading 'The Gnat and the Bull.'
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: title-named participant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
- fig:24
- fig:25
- fig:26
- fig:27
- fig:28
- fig:29
basis: The passage supplies headings naming these figures but gives no narrative
action or characterization beyond the title wording.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree
literal_form: fir-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:24
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sequence of fable headings
summary: The line range lists fable titles naming various figures and objects. No
plot events are narrated in the supplied passage text.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
- fig:24
- fig:25
- fig:26
- fig:27
- fig:28
- fig:29
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: paired or grouped figures in fable headings
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The headings repeatedly pair or group named figures, often animals, with
'and' or a comparable title relation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a title-level pattern only. The supplied passage does not include
the narrative content needed to identify a fuller mythic or folktale motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 266-300
quote_or_summary: 'The passage consists of the headings: The Lion and the Mouse;
The Crow and the Pitcher; The Boys and the Frogs; The North Wind and the Sun;
The Mistress and Her Servants; The Goods and the Ills; The Hares and the Frogs;
The Fox and the Stork; The Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; The Stag in the Ox-Stall;
The Milkmaid and Her Pail; The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat; The Fox and
the Monkey; The Ass and the Lap-Dog; The Fir-Tree and the Bramble; The Frogs''
Complaint Against the Sun; The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox; The Gnat and the Bull.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 266-300
quote_or_summary: THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 266-300
quote_or_summary: THE FROGS' COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SUN
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 266-300
quote_or_summary: THE FIR-TREE AND THE BRAMBLE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 266-300
quote_or_summary: THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 266-300
quote_or_summary: THE GNAT AND THE BULL
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is limited because the supplied passage text contains only fable
headings, not the narrative bodies. Named figures and title-level patterns are
recoverable; narrative motifs are not.
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: |-
No comparison claims were made because the supplied passage itself does not support a specific comparison beyond title-level recurrence.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l266-l300
passage_sha256=62795be5cf652ebb132e9d331e5bead2227694c0b1bc0f3e648762ff92cdf7a2