batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l386-l426
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l386-l426
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE MICE AND THE WEASELS / THE PEACOCK AND JUNO / THE BEAR AND THE FOX /
THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT; lines 386-426
start: '386'
end: '426'
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 uppercase fable titles, including titles naming
animals, humans, deities, and natural entities. It contains no narrative episodes
beyond the titles themselves.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage consists of a list of fable titles rather than narrative prose.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Many titles are formed as pairings of two named entities joined by “and.”
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: 'Two titles name classical deities: Mercury and Juno.'
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The titles include natural entities or places such as a walnut-tree, the sea,
and a pool.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The final four titles in the supplied label name mice and weasels, a peacock
and Juno, a bear and a fox, and an ass and an old peasant.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Walnut-tree
description: Natural entity named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Man
description: Human figure named in the title “The Man and the Lion.”
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Lion
description: Animal figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Tortoise
description: Animal figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Eagle
description: Animal figure named in more than one fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kid
description: Young goat named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Fox
description: Animal figure named in several fable titles.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Jackdaw
description: Bird named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Traveller
description: Human figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Dog
description: Animal figure named in fable titles.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Shipwrecked Man
description: Human figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Sea
description: Natural entity named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Wild Boar
description: Animal figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Mercury
description: Classical deity named in fable titles.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Sculptor
description: Human figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Fawn
description: Young deer named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Mother
description: Maternal figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Captor
description: Human role figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Blacksmith
description: Human trade figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Stag
description: Animal figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Mice
description: Animal group named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Weasels
description: Animal group named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Peacock
description: Bird named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: Juno
description: Classical deity named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Bear
description: Animal figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Ass
description: Animal figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:27
name_or_label: Old Peasant
description: Human figure named in a fable title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: title-named animal figure
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
- fig:13
- fig:16
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
- fig:25
- fig:26
basis: These figures are animals or animal groups named in the supplied fable titles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: title-named human figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:11
- fig:15
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:27
basis: These figures are human or human-role figures named in the supplied fable
titles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: title-named deity
assigned_to:
- fig:14
- fig:24
basis: Mercury and Juno are named in fable titles in the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: title-named natural entity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:12
basis: The walnut-tree and sea are natural entities named in the supplied fable
titles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree
literal_form: walnut-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: water
literal_form: sea
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: water
literal_form: pool
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: paired encounter title pattern
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Many supplied titles pair two figures or entities with “and,” suggesting
title-level encounter or contrast structures without giving narrative details.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is only a title-level pattern; the passage provides no plot action
or outcome.
- id: motif:2
label: deity named in fable title
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Mercury and Juno appear as named figures in titles within the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: No divine action, judgment, exchange, or speech is present in the supplied
passage, so no specific mythic motif family is assigned.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 386-426
quote_or_summary: The supplied passage is a sequence of uppercase fable titles and
contains no narrative prose.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 386-426
quote_or_summary: The title list includes repeated paired titles such as Man/Lion,
Tortoise/Eagle, Traveller/Dog, Wild Boar/Fox, Fox/Lion, Eagle/Captor, Blacksmith/Dog,
and Dog/Shadow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 386-426
quote_or_summary: The title list includes “Mercury and the Sculptor,” “Mercury and
the Tradesmen,” and “The Peacock and Juno.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 386-426
quote_or_summary: The title list includes “The Walnut-Tree,” “The Shipwrecked Man
and the Sea,” and “The Stag at the Pool.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 386-426
quote_or_summary: "“THE MICE AND THE WEASELS”; “THE PEACOCK AND JUNO”; “THE BEAR
AND THE FOX”; “THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is limited because the supplied passage contains only fable titles,
not the narrative content of the fables. Motif candidates are therefore title-level
patterns only.
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 are made because the passage itself does not provide narrative evidence for historical, functional, or motif-family comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l386-l426
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