batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l744-l784
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l744-l784
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE DOG CHASING A WOLF / GRIEF AND HIS DUE / THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE
PIGEONS / THE WOMAN AND THE FARMER; lines 744-784
start: '744'
end: '784'
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 consists of a sequence of fable titles, including animal-pair
titles, human or personified-figure titles, and the final titles “THE DOG CHASING
A WOLF,” “GRIEF AND HIS DUE,” “THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE PIGEONS,” and “THE
WOMAN AND THE FARMER.”
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is a list of fable titles rather than narrative episodes.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Several titles name animal figures, including fox, hedgehog, crow, raven,
horse, stag, snake, lion, partridge, serpent, eagle, dog, wolf, hawk, kite, and
pigeons.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Several titles name human or personified figures, including witch, old man,
Death, miser, man, fowler, runaway slave, hunter, woodman, rogue, oracle, Grief,
woman, and farmer.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: One title names a dog chasing a wolf.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: One title pairs Grief with his Due.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: One title groups a hawk, a kite, and pigeons.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: One title pairs a woman and a farmer.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Fox
description: Animal figure named in multiple titles.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hedgehog
description: Animal figure named with the fox in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Crow
description: Bird figure named with the raven in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Raven
description: Bird figure named with the crow in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Witch
description: Figure named as the subject of a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Old Man
description: Human figure named with Death in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Death
description: Personified figure named with an old man in a title.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Miser
description: Human figure named as the subject of a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Foxes
description: Plural animal figures named with the river in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Horse
description: Animal figure named in titles with the stag and with the ass.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Stag
description: Animal figure named in titles with the horse and with the lion and
fox.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Snake
description: Serpentine animal named with the fox in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Lion
description: Animal figure named with the fox and stag in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Man who lost his spade
description: Human figure identified by losing his spade in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Partridge
description: Bird figure named with the fowler in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Fowler
description: Human figure named with the partridge in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Runaway slave
description: Human figure named as the subject of a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Hunter
description: Human figure named with the woodman in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Woodman
description: Human figure named with the hunter in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Serpent
description: Serpentine animal named with the eagle in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Eagle
description: Bird figure named with the serpent in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Rogue
description: Human figure named with the oracle in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Oracle
description: Oracular figure or institution named with the rogue in a title.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: Ass
description: Animal figure named with the horse in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Dog
description: Animal figure named as chasing a wolf in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Wolf
description: Animal figure named as being chased by a dog in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:27
name_or_label: Grief
description: Personified figure named with his Due in a title.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:28
name_or_label: Due
description: Personified or abstract figure named with Grief in a title.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:29
name_or_label: Hawk
description: Bird figure named with the kite and pigeons in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:30
name_or_label: Kite
description: Bird figure named with the hawk and pigeons in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:31
name_or_label: Pigeons
description: Plural bird figures named with the hawk and kite in a title.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:32
name_or_label: Woman
description: Human figure named with the farmer in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:33
name_or_label: Farmer
description: Human figure named with the woman in a title.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: named animal figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:15
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:24
- fig:25
- fig:26
- fig:29
- fig:30
- fig:31
basis: The title list names these figures as animals or birds appearing in fable
headings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: named human figure
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:14
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:22
- fig:32
- fig:33
basis: The title list names these figures as human social roles or persons in fable
headings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: named personification or abstract figure
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:27
- fig:28
basis: The titles include Death, Grief, and Due as named figures or abstractions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: named oracular figure or institution
assigned_to:
- fig:23
basis: The title “THE ROGUE AND THE ORACLE” names an oracle alongside a rogue.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: serpent
literal_form: Snake / Serpent
associated_figures:
- fig:12
- fig:20
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: river
literal_form: River
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: animal figures paired or grouped in fable titles
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage lists multiple fable titles built from animal pairings or groups,
such as fox and hedgehog, crow and raven, serpent and eagle, dog and wolf, and
hawk, kite, and pigeons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: Only titles are provided; no narrative action or moral is available except
in the title “THE DOG CHASING A WOLF.”
- id: motif:2
label: serpentine animal in fable title
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: The title list includes both “THE FOX AND THE SNAKE” and “THE SERPENT AND
THE EAGLE.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: low
cautions: The passage provides title evidence only and does not describe a serpent
episode or symbolic function.
- id: motif:3
label: personified abstract condition paired with due consequence
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The title “GRIEF AND HIS DUE” pairs Grief with Due as named terms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: No narrative content is provided, so the function of the personification
cannot be determined.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 744-784
quote_or_summary: The line range lists fable titles including “THE FOX AND THE HEDGEHOG,”
“THE CROW AND THE RAVEN,” “THE WITCH,” “THE OLD MAN AND DEATH,” “THE MISER,” “THE
FOXES AND THE RIVER,” “THE HORSE AND THE STAG,” “THE FOX AND THE BRAMBLE,” “THE
FOX AND THE SNAKE,” “THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE STAG,” “THE MAN WHO LOST HIS SPADE,”
“THE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLER,” “THE RUNAWAY SLAVE,” “THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN,”
“THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE,” “THE ROGUE AND THE ORACLE,” and “THE HORSE AND THE
ASS.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: 744-784
quote_or_summary: "“THE DOG CHASING A WOLF”; “GRIEF AND HIS DUE”; “THE HAWK, THE
KITE, AND THE PIGEONS”; “THE WOMAN AND THE FARMER.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage contains only fable headings, so figures and title patterns can
be extracted, but narrative scenes, functions, and comparative claims cannot be
established.
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 were added because the passage itself does not support a specific comparison beyond title-level recurrence of fable figures.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l744-l784
passage_sha256=04ab94440944a80f81fe90ecd502d16b2fe01caa1cd6bbf7b763f323ee000ad0