batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l582-l624
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l582-l624
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE MULE / THE HOUND AND THE FOX / THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS / THE THIEF
AND THE INNKEEPER; lines 582-624
start: '582'
end: '624'
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 headings, including animal,
family, occupational, plant, object, and snake-related title elements. It gives
no narrative action beyond the titles.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage consists of a list of fable headings rather than continuous narrative
prose.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: 'Four headings in the locator label appear in the passage: The Mule, The Hound
and the Fox, The Father and His Daughters, and The Thief and the Innkeeper.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:3
text: Several headings name animals, including a mule, hound, fox, and snake.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: obs:4
text: Some headings name kinship relations, including father and daughters, and
brother and sister.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: obs:5
text: One heading names trees and an axe.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:6
text: One heading names a labourer and a snake.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mule
description: Animal named in the heading “THE MULE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hound
description: Animal named in the heading “THE HOUND AND THE FOX.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Fox
description: Animal named in the heading “THE HOUND AND THE FOX.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Father
description: Human kin figure named in the heading “THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Daughters
description: Human kin figures named in the heading “THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Thief
description: Human social figure named in the heading “THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Innkeeper
description: Human occupational figure named in the heading “THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Brother
description: Human kin figure named in the heading “BROTHER AND SISTER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Sister
description: Human kin figure named in the heading “BROTHER AND SISTER.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Trees
description: Plant entities named in the heading “THE TREES AND THE AXE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Axe
description: Object named in the heading “THE TREES AND THE AXE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Labourer
description: Human occupational figure named in the heading “THE LABOURER AND THE
SNAKE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Snake
description: Animal named in the heading “THE LABOURER AND THE SNAKE.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: named heading element
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
basis: Each assigned figure or object is named in a fable heading in the supplied
passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: animal figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:13
basis: 'The headings identify these figures as animals: mule, hound, fox, and snake.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: kinship figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: 'The headings name family relations: father, daughters, brother, and sister.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: occupational or social human figure
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:12
basis: The headings identify a thief, an innkeeper, and a labourer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: plant or object title element
assigned_to:
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: The heading names trees and an axe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Trees
literal_form: trees
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: Snake
literal_form: snake
associated_figures:
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: brother-sister pair
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: The passage includes the heading “BROTHER AND SISTER,” which directly names
a sibling pair.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: Only the title is provided; no narrative action, conflict, or symbolic
function is available in the supplied passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: The supplied passage is a sequence of fable headings, including
titles such as The Mule, The Hound and the Fox, The Father and His Daughters,
The Thief and the Innkeeper, Brother and Sister, The Trees and the Axe, and The
Labourer and the Snake.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: THE MULE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: THE HOUND AND THE FOX
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: BROTHER AND SISTER
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: THE TREES AND THE AXE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 582-624
quote_or_summary: THE LABOURER AND THE SNAKE
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal title extraction is straightforward, but the supplied passage contains
only headings. Motif identification is therefore minimal and tentative. No comparison
claims were made.
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 narrative scenes or actions were extracted because none are present in the supplied passage text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l582-l624
passage_sha256=b8bbace97c92786d0e7deecfd6a2518aa8588546c34e6a4e45d497d3723bebd8