batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l3016-l3038
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l3016-l3038
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE WOLF AND THE CRANE / THE EAGLE, THE CAT, AND THE WILD SOW / THE WOLF
AND THE SHEEP / THE TUNNY-FISH AND THE DOLPHIN; lines 3016-3038
start: '3016'
end: '3038'
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 injured wolf asks a sheep to bring water, implying he
can manage meat if he has drink; the sheep recognizes the danger and refuses.
In another, a dolphin chases a tunny-fish until both are carried onto a sandbank
and lie out of water; the tunny accepts death because the pursuer will die too.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A wolf is injured by dogs, lies for a long time as if dead, revives, and becomes
hungry.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The wolf asks a passing sheep to bring water from a nearby stream.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The wolf says he can manage meat if he can get something to drink.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The sheep refuses, saying that if he brought water the wolf would have no
difficulty about the meat.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A tunny-fish is chased through the water by a dolphin.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The tunny-fish is carried by the force of flight onto a sandbank, and the
dolphin follows in the chase.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Both fish lie out of the water gasping for life.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The tunny-fish says he does not mind dying because the one who caused his
death will share the same fate.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Wolf
description: A wolf worried and badly bitten by dogs, revived hungry, and asked
a sheep for water.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sheep
description: A passing sheep who understands the wolf's implication and refuses
to bring water.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Tunny-fish
description: A fish chased by a dolphin, carried onto a sandbank, and left gasping
out of water.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Dolphin
description: A dolphin chasing the tunny-fish, following onto the sandbank, and
sharing the same danger.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Dogs
description: Dogs that badly bit the wolf before the main exchange.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: injured predator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The wolf is badly bitten, revives, and asks for help while still presenting
a danger to the sheep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: deceptive requester
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The wolf asks for water while stating that meat will be manageable afterward,
which the sheep interprets as danger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: prudent refuser
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The sheep understands the likely result of helping and declines.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: fleeing prey
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The tunny-fish is chased and flees through the water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: shared doom participant
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Both the tunny-fish and the dolphin end up out of the water, and the tunny
says the dolphin will share the same fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: pursuer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The dolphin chases and nearly seizes the tunny-fish.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: prior attackers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The dogs have badly bitten the wolf before his encounter with the sheep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: water from the stream
literal_form: water from the stream close by
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: meat
literal_form: meat mentioned by the wolf and inferred by the sheep
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: sandbank
literal_form: sandbank onto which the tunny-fish and dolphin are carried
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: out of the water
literal_form: both fish lying out of the water gasping
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Wolf asks sheep for water
summary: After being badly bitten by dogs and reviving hungry, the wolf asks a passing
sheep to bring water from a nearby stream and says he can manage meat if he has
drink.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Sheep detects danger and refuses
summary: The sheep states that bringing water would enable the wolf to manage the
meat, and leaves instead of helping.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Chase onto the sandbank
summary: A dolphin chases a tunny-fish through the water; the tunny's flight carries
him onto a sandbank, and the dolphin follows.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Pursuer and prey share danger
summary: Both fish lie out of the water gasping, and the tunny-fish observes that
the dolphin who caused his death will share the same fate.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Prudent refusal of a predator's request
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The sheep recognizes that giving water to the wolf would likely enable the
wolf to eat him, and refuses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy link to wisdom is functional rather than explicitly named
in the passage.
- id: motif:2
label: Deceptive request for aid by a dangerous enemy
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The injured wolf asks the sheep for water while also suggesting that meat
will be easy afterward, exposing the danger behind the request.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names this fable pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: Pursuer shares the prey's fatal fate
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The dolphin's pursuit carries both predator and prey onto a sandbank, where
both are out of water and doomed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly matches this pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: Consolation in enemy's equal ruin
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The tunny-fish says he does not mind dying because the cause of his death
will die too.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is an inferred motif label based on the explicit speech, not a supplied
taxonomy category.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3016-3024
quote_or_summary: A wolf, badly bitten by dogs and hungry after reviving, asks a
passing sheep to bring water from a nearby stream and says he can manage meat
if he gets drink.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 3024-3027
quote_or_summary: '"if I brought you the water, you would have no difficulty about
the meat. Good-morning."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 3030-3036
quote_or_summary: A tunny-fish is chased by a dolphin, carried onto a sandbank by
his flight, and the dolphin follows; both lie out of the water gasping.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 3036-3038
quote_or_summary: '"he who is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are candidate patterns
inferred from the fable actions and speeches; comparison claims are omitted because
the passage itself does not support external 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. The source label mentions additional fables, but the provided passage text includes only 'The Wolf and the Sheep' and 'The Tunny-fish and the Dolphin.'
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l3016-l3038
passage_sha256=3a2c78999712bacd6be37a9baa9f7f7812c9db0c61238ba546db4b4ef67885e6