batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l3763-l3778
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l3763-l3778
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE KINGDOM OF THE LION / THE ASS AND HIS DRIVER / THE LION AND THE HARE
/ THE WOLVES AND THE DOGS; lines 3763-3778
start: '3763'
end: '3778'
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: the Wolves set upon them and tore them to pieces.
summary: The Wolves persuade the Dogs that they are naturally similar and should
stop serving mankind by handing over the flocks. The Dogs follow the Wolves into
their den, where the Wolves kill them. The stated moral says traitors deserve
their fate.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Wolves address the Dogs and ask why they should remain enemies.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Wolves say Dogs are like Wolves in most ways, differing mainly in training.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Wolves describe themselves as living freely and the Dogs as enslaved to
mankind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Wolves say mankind beat the Dogs, put heavy collars on them, make them
guard flocks and herds, and feed them only bones.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Wolves urge the Dogs to hand over the flocks and promise shared feasting.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The Dogs are persuaded and accompany the Wolves into their den.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Once the Dogs are inside the den, the Wolves attack and tear them to pieces.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The moral states that traitors richly deserve their fate.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Wolves
description: A group who speak to the Dogs, persuade them to enter the den, and
then kill them.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Dogs
description: A group described as servants of mankind who are persuaded by the Wolves
and killed in the den.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mankind
description: The Dogs' human masters, described in the Wolves' speech as beating,
collaring, feeding, and compelling the Dogs to guard flocks and herds.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Flocks and herds
description: Animals watched by the Dogs for mankind and requested by the Wolves.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: persuaders
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They argue that the Dogs should stop serving mankind and hand over the flocks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: killers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They attack the Dogs inside the den and tear them to pieces.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: persuaded party
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They allow themselves to be persuaded by the Wolves' words.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: guardians of flocks and herds
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Wolves say mankind compels them to keep watch over flocks and herds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: traitors in moral framing
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The moral follows their decision to hand over the flocks and enter the Wolves'
den, stating that traitors deserve their fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: human masters
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Wolves describe mankind as controlling and using the Dogs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: contested livestock
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Dogs guard them for mankind, and the Wolves ask that they be handed over.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: heavy collars
literal_form: heavy collars around the Dogs' necks
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: bones
literal_form: bones given to the Dogs as food
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: den
literal_form: the Wolves' den into which the Dogs enter
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: flocks and herds
literal_form: the flocks and herds watched by the Dogs
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Wolves propose alliance with Dogs
summary: The Wolves tell the Dogs they are similar and should no longer remain enemies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Wolves denounce the Dogs' service to mankind
summary: The Wolves characterize the Dogs' condition as servitude marked by beating,
collars, guarding labor, and poor food.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Dogs defect and enter the den
summary: The Wolves urge the Dogs to hand over the flocks and feast together; the
Dogs are persuaded and accompany them into the den.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Wolves kill the Dogs
summary: After the Dogs are inside, the Wolves attack and tear them to pieces.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Moral judgment on traitors
summary: The concluding moral states that traitors richly deserve their fate.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: false alliance leading to destruction
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Wolves propose reconciliation and shared feasting, but after the Dogs
follow them into the den, the Wolves kill them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the event as a short fable rather than an extended
mythic pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: betrayal of duty punished
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Dogs are persuaded to hand over the flocks they guard, and the moral
frames them as traitors who deserve their fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The identification follows the passage's explicit moral, not an external
taxonomy.
- id: motif:3
label: enemy rhetoric exploiting grievance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Wolves persuade the Dogs by emphasizing their harsh treatment by mankind
and promising better life and shared feasting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a narrative pattern inferred from the speech; the passage does
not name it as a motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3763-3767
quote_or_summary: The Wolves ask the Dogs why they should remain enemies and say
they are alike except for training.
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: summary
locator: lines 3767-3771
quote_or_summary: The Wolves contrast their freedom with the Dogs' service to mankind,
mentioning beating, heavy collars, guarding flocks and herds, and bones as food.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 3771-3773
quote_or_summary: The Wolves tell the Dogs to hand over the flocks and promise that
all will feast together.
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 3773-3776
quote_or_summary: The Dogs are persuaded and enter the den; then "the Wolves set
upon them and tore them to pieces."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line 3778
quote_or_summary: '"Traitors richly deserve their 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: Extraction relies on the supplied passage text. Candidate motifs are plain
descriptive labels without external taxonomy mapping. No comparison claims are
made because the passage itself does not support a specific 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: |-
The supplied locator label names multiple fables, but the supplied passage text contains only THE WOLVES AND THE DOGS; extraction is limited to that passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l3763-l3778
passage_sha256=25f2e7db3222930d1260e43eb34f4ba55f034ed7303f0bfc42a8e98f5116dd77