batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l428-l464
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l428-l464
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE VIPER AND THE FILE / THE CAT AND THE COCK / THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
/ THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE; lines 428-464
start: '428'
end: '464'
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 VIPER AND THE FILE
THE CAT AND THE COCK
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE
summary: The passage is a sequence of fable headings. It lists titles naming animals,
humans, plants, and objects, including the final four headings named in the locator.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
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text: The passage consists of fable headings rather than narrative prose.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Most headings join two or more named figures with the word “and.”
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
- ev:16
- ev:17
- ev:18
- ev:19
- ev:20
- id: obs:3
text: The final four headings in the supplied passage are “THE VIPER AND THE FILE,”
“THE CAT AND THE COCK,” “THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE,” and “THE SOLDIER AND HIS
HORSE.”
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- ev:18
- ev:19
- ev:20
- id: obs:4
text: Several headings pair animal figures with other animals, humans, plants, or
objects.
category: relationship
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- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:14
- ev:16
- ev:17
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- ev:19
- ev:20
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- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Frog
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role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Man
description: A man named in headings with the image and the satyr.
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- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Image
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- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Hercules
description: Hercules named in the heading “HERCULES AND THE WAGGONER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Waggoner
description: A waggoner named in the heading “HERCULES AND THE WAGGONER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Pomegranate
description: A pomegranate named in the heading “THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE,
AND THE BRAMBLE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Apple-tree
description: An apple-tree named in the heading “THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE,
AND THE BRAMBLE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bramble
description: A bramble named in the heading “THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE, AND
THE BRAMBLE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Lion
description: A lion named in headings with the bear and fox and with the wild ass.
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- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Bear
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role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Fox
description: A fox named in the heading “THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOX.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Blackamoor
description: A figure named by the heading “THE BLACKAMOOR.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Two Soldiers
description: Two soldiers named in the heading “THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Robber
description: A robber named in the heading “THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Wild Ass
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role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Satyr
description: A satyr named in the heading “THE MAN AND THE SATYR.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Image-seller
description: An image-seller named in the heading “THE IMAGE-SELLER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Eagle
description: An eagle named in the heading “THE EAGLE AND THE ARROW.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Arrow
description: An arrow named in the heading “THE EAGLE AND THE ARROW.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Rich Man
description: A rich man named in the heading “THE RICH MAN AND THE TANNER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Tanner
description: A tanner named in the heading “THE RICH MAN AND THE TANNER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Wolf
description: A wolf named in the heading “THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: Mother
description: A mother named in the heading “THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Child
description: A child named in the heading “THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Old Woman
description: An old woman named in the heading “THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: fig:27
name_or_label: Wine-jar
description: A wine-jar named in the heading “THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: fig:28
name_or_label: Lioness
description: A lioness named in the heading “THE LIONESS AND THE VIXEN.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: fig:29
name_or_label: Vixen
description: A vixen named in the heading “THE LIONESS AND THE VIXEN.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: fig:30
name_or_label: Viper
description: A viper named in the heading “THE VIPER AND THE FILE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: fig:31
name_or_label: File
description: A file named in the heading “THE VIPER AND THE FILE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: fig:32
name_or_label: Cat
description: A cat named in the heading “THE CAT AND THE COCK.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: fig:33
name_or_label: Cock
description: A cock named in the heading “THE CAT AND THE COCK.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: fig:34
name_or_label: Hare
description: A hare named in the heading “THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:19
- id: fig:35
name_or_label: Tortoise
description: A tortoise named in the heading “THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:19
- id: fig:36
name_or_label: Soldier
description: A soldier named in the heading “THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:20
- id: fig:37
name_or_label: Horse
description: A horse named in the heading “THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:20
roles:
- id: role:1
label: title figure
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- fig:3
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- fig:29
- fig:30
- fig:31
- fig:32
- fig:33
- fig:34
- fig:35
- fig:36
- fig:37
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- ev:1
- id: role:2
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- fig:1
- fig:2
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- fig:19
- fig:23
- fig:28
- fig:29
- fig:30
- fig:32
- fig:33
- fig:34
- fig:35
- fig:37
basis: The headings name these figures as animals or animal types.
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- ev:2
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- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:14
- ev:16
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- ev:18
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- ev:20
- id: role:3
label: human or humanoid/social figure
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- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:24
- fig:25
- fig:26
- fig:36
basis: The headings name human, occupational, social, mythic-human, or humanoid
figures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
- ev:20
- id: role:4
label: plant figure
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The heading names pomegranate, apple-tree, and bramble as plant figures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: object figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:20
- fig:27
- fig:31
basis: The headings name an image, arrow, wine-jar, and file as objects.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:12
- ev:15
- ev:17
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: serpent/viper
literal_form: viper
associated_figures:
- fig:30
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: sym:2
label: tree
literal_form: apple-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: file
literal_form: file
associated_figures:
- fig:31
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: sym:4
label: image
literal_form: image
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: arrow
literal_form: arrow
associated_figures:
- fig:20
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: wine-jar
literal_form: wine-jar
associated_figures:
- fig:27
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Catalogue of fable headings
summary: The supplied passage presents a succession of fable titles naming animals,
humans, plants, and objects; no narrative action is included in the excerpt.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
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- 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
- fig:30
- fig:31
- fig:32
- fig:33
- fig:34
- fig:35
- fig:36
- fig:37
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
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- id: motif:1
label: serpent or viper figure in a fable title
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: The heading “THE VIPER AND THE FILE” explicitly names a viper.
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
confidence: medium
cautions: Only the title is present; the passage does not provide the viper’s action,
speech, or narrative function.
- id: motif:2
label: juxtaposition of unlike figures in fable headings
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Many headings pair animals with other animals, humans, plants, or objects
using “and.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:12
- ev:15
- ev:17
- ev:18
- ev:19
- ev:20
confidence: medium
cautions: The headings indicate juxtaposition but not necessarily conflict, cooperation,
deception, or moral outcome.
- id: motif:3
label: animal fable pairings
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Multiple headings name paired or grouped animal figures, including ox and
frog, lion/bear/fox, lion and wild ass, cat and cock, hare and tortoise, and soldier
and horse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:18
- ev:19
- ev:20
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage lacks the narrative bodies needed to identify specific animal-fable
functions or morals.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 428-464
quote_or_summary: The passage is a sequence of fable headings from “THE OX AND THE
FROG” through “THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; supplied excerpt allowed for use.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE OX AND THE FROG
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE MAN AND THE IMAGE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: HERCULES AND THE WAGGONER
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE, AND THE BRAMBLE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOX
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE BLACKAMOOR
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote; historical source term.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBER
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:9
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE LION AND THE WILD ASS
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:10
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE MAN AND THE SATYR
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE IMAGE-SELLER
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:12
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE EAGLE AND THE ARROW
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:13
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE RICH MAN AND THE TANNER
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:14
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:15
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:16
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE LIONESS AND THE VIXEN
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:17
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE VIPER AND THE FILE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:18
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE CAT AND THE COCK
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:19
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
- id: ev:20
type: quote
locator: lines 428-464, heading
quote_or_summary: THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quote.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Figure and title extraction is straightforward from headings. Motif candidates
are limited because the passage contains headings only, without plot summaries
or morals. No comparison claims were generated.
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 passage text supplied for lines 428-464 contains only fable headings, so narrative actions, speech, settings, and moral interpretations were not inferred.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l428-l464
passage_sha256=ca29b0206b6d35ddff63e39cd5d694a7aa1c551bae4e73c2b473f5ff9351b45f