batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2811-l2832
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2811-l2832
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE SHEEP, THE WOLF, AND THE STAG / THE LION AND THE THREE BULLS / THE HORSE
AND HIS RIDER / THE GOAT AND THE VINE; lines 2811-2832
start: '2811'
end: '2832'
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: In one fable, an inexperienced young rider mounts an unbroken horse that
bolts; when asked where he is going, he says to ask the horse. In another, a goat
eats the shoots of a grapevine, and the vine says it will still produce wine to
be poured over the goat when the goat is sacrificed at the altar.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A young man considers himself somewhat skilled as a horseman and mounts a
horse that has not been properly broken in.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The horse bolts as soon as it feels the rider's weight and cannot be stopped.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A friend meets the rider on the road and asks where he is going in such a
hurry.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The rider points to the horse and says he does not know where he is going,
telling the friend to ask the horse.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A goat strays in a vineyard and browses on the tender shoots of a vine with
bunches of grapes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The vine asks the goat why it is harming it and says there is grass available
for the goat to eat.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The vine says that even if the goat strips its leaves, it will produce enough
wine to be poured over the goat when the goat is led to the altar for sacrifice.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Young Man / Rider
description: A young man who fancies himself something of a horseman and rides an
unbroken horse.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Horse
description: A horse not properly broken in, difficult to control, that bolts with
the rider.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rider's friend
description: A friend who meets the rider on the road and asks where he is going.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Goat
description: A goat straying in a vineyard and eating the shoots of a vine.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Vine
description: A vine bearing grapes whose shoots are eaten by the goat and which
speaks to the goat.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: overconfident rider without control
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The rider thinks himself a horseman but cannot control the bolting horse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: uncontrolled mount
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The horse is unbroken, difficult to control, and bolts as soon as mounted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: questioning observer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The friend asks the rider where he is going in such a hurry.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: destructive browser
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The goat eats the vine's tender shoots.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: future sacrificial victim
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The vine describes the goat being led to the altar to be sacrificed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: injured speaker predicting recompense
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The vine is harmed by the goat and says it will still produce wine for the
goat's sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: vine
literal_form: Grape-bearing vine in a vineyard
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: wine for sacrifice
literal_form: Wine produced by the vine and poured over the goat at the altar
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: altar
literal_form: Altar to which the goat is led for sacrifice
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bolting horse carries rider away
summary: A self-styled horseman mounts an unbroken horse; the horse bolts and the
rider admits he does not know where he is going because the horse determines the
course.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Goat harms vine and is answered with sacrificial prediction
summary: A goat eats the shoots of a grapevine; the vine says it will still produce
wine that will be poured over the goat when it is sacrificed.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: loss of control to one's mount
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The rider mounts an unbroken horse and is carried away without control, acknowledging
that the horse determines the destination.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is a fable pattern rather than one of the supplied mythology taxonomy
families.
- id: motif:2
label: harmful eater later subject to sacrificial recompense
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The goat harms the vine, and the vine predicts that wine from it will be
poured over the goat when the goat is sacrificed at the altar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage explicitly mentions sacrifice, but the supplied taxonomy family
may be broader than this fable's literal sacrificial setting.
- id: motif:3
label: injured plant speaks against animal aggressor
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The vine, whose shoots are eaten by the goat, directly addresses the goat
about the harm done to it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches speaking plant or animal-plant
dispute.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2811-2818
quote_or_summary: A young man who thinks himself a horseman mounts an unbroken,
difficult horse; when it feels his weight, it bolts and cannot be stopped.
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: 2818-2822
quote_or_summary: A friend asks the rider where he is going so quickly; the rider
points to the horse and replies that he has no idea and that the friend should
ask the horse.
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: 2825-2828
quote_or_summary: A goat wanders in a vineyard and eats the tender shoots of a vine
bearing fine bunches of grapes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 2828-2830
quote_or_summary: The vine asks the goat what it has done to deserve harm and points
out that grass is available for the goat to eat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 2830-2832
quote_or_summary: The vine says that even if stripped bare, it will produce enough
wine to be poured over the goat when the goat is led to the altar for sacrifice.
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: high
notes: The passage is straightforward, but taxonomy alignment is limited; comparison
claims are omitted because the passage itself does not establish cross-textual
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: |-
Passage metadata label references additional fables, but the supplied passage text contains only THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER and THE GOAT AND THE VINE.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l2811-l2832
passage_sha256=3ffdfca0e2814c94a2d5210710de83bf344cd283bc0bdca088096be3041b6ea2