batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l915-l949
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l915-l949
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE MISER / THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN / THE HORSE AND THE ASS / THE FOX
AND THE GRAPES; lines 915-949
start: '915'
end: '949'
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: '"I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour."'
summary: The passage lists several fable headings and then narrates a hungry fox
trying unsuccessfully to reach grapes on a high trellis. After failing, the fox
walks away and says the grapes are sour.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage includes a sequence of fable headings before the narrated fable
titled "THE FOX AND THE GRAPES."
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A hungry fox sees fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine trained along
a high trellis.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The fox tries to reach the grapes by jumping as high as possible, but the
attempt fails because the grapes are out of reach.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The fox gives up trying and walks away with an air of dignity and unconcern.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The fox remarks that he had thought the grapes were ripe but now sees they
are sour.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Fox
description: A hungry fox who sees grapes, tries unsuccessfully to reach them, then
walks away and comments on them.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: unsuccessful seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The fox repeatedly tries to reach the grapes but cannot because they are
too high.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: speaker who disparages the unattained object
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: After failing to reach the grapes, the fox says they are sour.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: grapes
literal_form: fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: high trellis
literal_form: a high trellis supporting the trained vine
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Fox sees unreachable grapes
summary: A hungry fox sees fine grapes hanging from a vine on a high trellis.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Failed attempts and dismissal
summary: The fox jumps in vain for the grapes, gives up, walks away, and says the
grapes are sour.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: unattainable object disparaged after failure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The fox desires grapes, fails to obtain them, and then verbally devalues
them as sour.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not state an explicit moral; the motif label is inferred
from the narrated sequence and final speech.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 915-949
quote_or_summary: The passage lists several fable headings, including "THE MISER,"
"THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN," "THE HORSE AND THE ASS," and "THE FOX AND THE GRAPES."
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: summary
locator: lines 915-949
quote_or_summary: A hungry fox sees fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine trained
along a high trellis.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 915-949
quote_or_summary: The fox jumps as high as he can to reach the grapes, but they
are just out of reach.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 915-949
quote_or_summary: The fox gives up trying and walks away with dignity and unconcern.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 915-949
quote_or_summary: '"I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite
sour."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The narrated fable is clear, but no explicit moral or comparative frame is
included in the passage. Comparison claims are therefore omitted.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Available taxonomy references did not include a precise match for the sour-grapes pattern, so taxonomy_refs are left empty.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l915-l949
passage_sha256=7ac547377711bae1998889206887d48bd0557a73e723a66022ad854242542ea3