batch.motif.ainu-folk-tales-chamberlain-gutenberg-l2006-l2100
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record_id: batch.motif.ainu-folk-tales-chamberlain-gutenberg-l2006-l2100
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
passage_locator:
label: AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL
TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 2006-2100
start: '2006'
end: '2100'
translation: Aino Folk-Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage ends a tale in which a goddess in a dream explains that a wicked
fox has possessed a girl and lured her away; the girl's father exorcises the fox
by offering it a carved likeness of his daughter, after which she marries and
has children. A second tale tells of a jealous stepmother who pretends illness
and demands her stepchild's heart; servants spare the child and substitute a dog's
heart, the mother and child flee, and the stepmother later elopes with a black-clad
young man who is revealed to be a carrion-crow, after which she herself becomes
a crow. The former husband is warned in a dream to take back his younger wife
and child, and the tale explains a decline in polygyny. A third tale begins with
a rascal deceiving a chief by faking signs of a divine peacock in a pine tree
and falsely claiming the chief's house is on fire; the chief orders him wrapped
in a mat and thrown into the river.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A sleeping girl dreams that a tree is a house and that a goddess speaks from
its window.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The goddess says a wicked fox has fallen in love with the girl, entered her
body, spoken from it, and lured her away.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The girl's father exorcises the fox by carving an exact likeness of his daughter
and offering it to the fox with respectful worship.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: After the exorcism, the girl marries, bears children, and lives happily.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A jealous older wife feigns grave illness and says that only eating her little
stepchild's heart can cure her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Two servants are ordered to kill the child, but instead kill a dog and bring
back its heart while returning the child to her mother.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The younger wife flees with her child after learning what happened.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: A black-clad young man courts the former stepmother while her husband is hunting,
and she flees with him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The beautiful house where the stepmother sleeps with the black-clad man is
revealed in the morning as leaves and branches in the forest.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The new husband is revealed as a carrion-crow, and the stepmother's body is
also changed into a crow's body.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The former husband is warned in a dream to bring back the younger wife and
child.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: A rascal makes rice stuck on a pine-tree look like bird dung and tells the
chief a divine peacock nests there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: The rascal climbs the pine-tree and falsely tells the chief that the chief's
house appears to be on fire.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: After discovering his house is not burned, the chief orders the rascal wrapped
in a mat and thrown into the river.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: possessed girl
description: A girl whose beauty attracts a wicked fox and who later marries and
has children after the fox is exorcised.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: lovely goddess
description: A goddess who appears in a dream from the window of a house that was
a tree and explains the fox's actions.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: wicked fox
description: A fox said to have fallen in love with the girl, entered her body,
and spoken from it.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: girl's father
description: The father who exorcises the fox by carving and offering a likeness
of his daughter.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: older wife or stepmother
description: A jealous older wife who demands her stepchild's heart and later elopes
with a crow disguised as a young man.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: younger wife
description: The mother of the threatened child, who flees with the child and is
later taken back by her husband.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: little daughter or stepchild
description: The daughter whose heart the jealous stepmother demands and whom the
servants spare.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: husband of the two wives
description: A man with two wives who first orders the child's killing and later
is warned in a dream to restore his younger wife and child.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: two servants
description: Servants commanded to kill the child who instead substitute a dog's
heart.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: black-clad young man or carrion-crow
description: A beautifully dressed young man in black who courts the stepmother
and is revealed as a carrion-crow.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: rascal
description: A poor deceiver who fabricates signs of a divine peacock and falsely
warns of fire.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: chief
description: A rich man deceived by the rascal's claim about a divine peacock and
false fire, who orders the rascal punished.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: possessed marriageable victim
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The goddess says the fox entered the girl and prevents an ordinary mortal
husband from approaching.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: dream helper
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The goddess appears in a dream, explains the girl's condition, promises clothes
and safe return, and instructs her to tell her father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: animal possessor and unwanted lover
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The fox is described as in love with the girl, inside her body, and speaking
from it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: exorcist father
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The father removes the fox through a carved likeness and worshipful offering.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: jealous stepmother
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: She becomes enraged at the younger wife and child and plots to demand the
child's heart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: punished adulterous figure
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: She elopes with the black-clad stranger and is transformed into a crow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: fleeing mother
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: She flees with the child after the servants reveal the murder order and substitution.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: threatened child
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The stepmother demands the child's heart and servants are ordered to kill
her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: dream-warned husband
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: He is warned in a dream to take back the younger wife and child.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: merciful substitutes
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The servants spare the child and substitute a dog's heart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: animal seducer in human form
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The black-clad young man sleeps with the stepmother and is revealed as a
carrion-crow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:12
label: deceiver or trickster
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: He creates false signs of a peacock and lies about the chief's house burning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: deceived authority figure
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The chief believes the false peacock signs and false fire report, then commands
punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree as dream house
literal_form: tree appearing as a house in a dream
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: carved likeness substitute
literal_form: exact carved likeness of the daughter offered to the fox
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: heart demanded as cure
literal_form: the little stepchild's heart demanded for eating
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: dog heart substitute
literal_form: heart of a dog killed in place of the child
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: crow body
literal_form: carrion-crow form of the lover and transformed stepmother
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: pine tree with false bird signs
literal_form: thick pine-tree marked with rice to resemble bird dung
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: false house fire
literal_form: claimed fire at the chief's house
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: mountains
literal_form: mountains where the rascal goes and where the chief turns after the
false fire report
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:9
label: river punishment
literal_form: river into which the wrapped rascal is ordered to be thrown
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: dream diagnosis and promise of safe return
summary: The girl dreams that a tree is a house and that a goddess explains the
fox's possession and promises aid.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: exorcism through carved likeness
summary: The father removes the fox by carving a likeness of his daughter and offering
it to the fox, after which the girl has an ordinary married life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: stepmother's false illness and demand
summary: The jealous older wife pretends to be gravely ill and claims that eating
her stepchild's heart is the only cure.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: child spared by substitution
summary: Servants spare the child, kill a dog instead, return the child to her mother,
and bring the dog's heart to the stepmother.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: crow lover and transformation
summary: The stepmother elopes with a black-clad young man, sleeps in what seems
a fine house, then wakes in the forest to find him a carrion-crow and herself
changed into a crow.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: dream restoration of wife and child
summary: The former husband is warned in a dream to take back his younger wife and
child, and the household is restored.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: false divine peacock in a pine tree
summary: The rascal fakes bird signs in a pine tree and persuades the chief that
a divine peacock may be there.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:8
label: false fire alarm and ordered river punishment
summary: The rascal falsely says the chief's house is burning; after the chief discovers
the deception, he orders the rascal wrapped in a mat and thrown into the river.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: animal spirit possession obstructing marriage
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: A fox is said to possess the girl, speak from her body, and prevent the approach
of an ordinary mortal husband.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes possession rather than an explicit bodily transformation
by the fox; the taxonomy reference is approximate.
- id: motif:2
label: exorcism by substitute likeness offered to possessing being
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The father carves an exact likeness of his daughter and offers it to the
fox with respectful worship to exorcise it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the ritual logic beyond the offering and
exorcism.
- id: motif:3
label: jealous stepmother demands child's heart
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The older wife feigns fatal illness and says she must have her little stepchild's
heart to eat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names this motif.
- id: motif:4
label: animal heart substituted for murdered child
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The servants spare the child and bring a dog's heart in place of the child's
heart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names the substitution motif.
- id: motif:5
label: animal lover revealed and adulterer transformed
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: The black-clad young man who elopes with the stepmother is revealed as a
carrion-crow, and she is changed into a crow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The text does not explicitly state whether the crow transformed into a
man or only appeared as one.
- id: motif:6
label: dream warning restores family
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The former husband is warned in a dream to take back the younger wife and
child, after which they live happily.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The source of the dream warning is not identified.
- id: motif:7
label: trickster fabricates sacred animal sign
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: The rascal plants rice to mimic bird dung and claims a divine peacock is
nesting in the pine tree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The tale is only partially included in the passage range.
- id: motif:8
label: false fire alarm used in deception
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: The rascal falsely tells the chief that his house is on fire, frightening
him away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The continuation and outcome of the trickster episode are outside the
supplied passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2006-2015
quote_or_summary: In a dream, a girl sees the tree as a house and a lovely goddess
says a wicked fox has entered her, speaks from her body, prevents mortal husbands,
and has lured her away; the goddess promises help and safe return.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2015-2020
quote_or_summary: The girl returns home; her father exorcises the fox by carving
an exact likeness of his daughter and offering it to the fox with respectful worship;
she later marries, has children, and is happy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2022-2035
quote_or_summary: In 'The Wicked Stepmother,' the older wife becomes enraged after
the younger wife bears a daughter, pretends grave illness, and declares that only
eating her stepchild's heart can cure her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 2036-2049
quote_or_summary: The husband orders two servants to kill the child and bring back
her heart; they spare her, kill a dog instead, secretly return the child to her
mother, and bring the dog's heart to the stepmother, while the mother flees with
the child.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 2051-2061
quote_or_summary: A black-clad young man courts the stepmother while her husband
is hunting; she flees with him to a beautiful house, but in the morning the house
is leaves and branches, the man is a carrion-crow, and she too has become a crow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 2063-2068
quote_or_summary: The former husband is warned in a dream to take back his younger
wife and child; the three live happily, and the tale says most men thereafter
abandon polygyny.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 2070-2082
quote_or_summary: In 'The Clever Deceiver,' a rascal goes to the mountains, climbs
a thick pine-tree, sticks rice on its branches to look like bird dung, and tells
the chief that a divine peacock nests there.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 2083-2094
quote_or_summary: The chief sees the false bird-dung signs and asks the rascal to
climb for the divine peacock; midway up the tree, the rascal claims the chief's
house seems to be on fire and then says it is already burned down.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 2094-2100
quote_or_summary: The chief returns, finds his house not burned, becomes angry,
and orders servants to wrap the rascal in a mat and throw him into the river.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/ainu/project-gutenberg/aino-folk-tales-chamberlain.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Passage content is clear, but it contains the end of one tale and the beginning
of another, so some motif candidates are based on incomplete narrative contexts.
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not support a
specific comparison beyond available taxonomy tagging.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata; all interpretive motif labels are tied to evidence and taxonomy references are limited to supplied lists.
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