batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l10838-l10945
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record_id: batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l10838-l10945
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
passage_locator:
label: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 10838-10945
start: '10838'
end: '10945'
translation: The Arabian Nights Entertainments
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Prince Perviz undertakes the same quest as his lost brother for the Talking
Bird, Singing Tree, and Golden Water. A dervish warns him that previous seekers
have become black stones and instructs him not to heed voices on the mountain.
Perviz turns toward a threatening voice and is transformed, with his horse, into
black stones. Princess Parizade detects his fate when a pearl chaplet stops moving,
disguises herself as a man, reaches the dervish, hears the same warnings, and
proposes blocking her ears with cotton before proceeding with the dervish's guiding
ball.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Prince Perviz decides to start on the same quest after the loss of his brother.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Before leaving, Prince Perviz gives Princess Parizade a chaplet of one hundred
pearls to test whether his fate has become like his brother's.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The dervish tells Prince Perviz that his elder brother has been changed into
a black stone, like others who went on the same errand.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The dervish instructs Prince Perviz not to heed the voices that will pursue
him up the mountain and gives him a ball from a bag.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: At the foot of the mountain, Prince Perviz hears a threatening man's voice,
draws his sword, turns around, and is transformed with his horse into two black
stones.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Princess Parizade moves the beads daily and discovers Perviz's disaster when
the first pearl remains fixed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Princess Parizade disguises herself as a man and sets out for the mountain.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The dervish recognizes Princess Parizade as a woman despite her male clothing
because of her voice.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The dervish repeats that the obstacles include clamorous voices, black stones
that were once living men, and the difficulty of climbing the mountain.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Princess Parizade identifies not minding the voices and not looking behind
before grasping the cage as the chief requirements, and proposes stopping her
ears with cotton.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: The dervish says no earlier seeker has suggested this means of escaping the
danger and gives Princess Parizade the ball.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Prince Perviz
description: A prince and brother of Princess Parizade who undertakes the quest
and is transformed into a black stone.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Princess Parizade
description: A princess and sister of Prince Perviz who monitors the pearl chaplet,
disguises herself as a man, and begins the quest for the three marvels.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Dervish
description: A holy dervish who warns seekers, explains the danger of the mountain,
and gives a ball to guide the way.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Prince Bahman
description: Prince Perviz's elder brother, said by the dervish to have been changed
into a black stone.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Previous seekers changed into black stones
description: Unspecified people who went on the same errand and became black stones.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Prince Perviz's horse
description: The horse accompanying Prince Perviz, transformed with him into a black
stone.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Questing seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Both Prince Perviz and Princess Parizade set out to obtain the Talking Bird,
Singing Tree, and Golden Water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: Warning guide
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The dervish warns of death, explains the mountain's dangers, gives instructions,
and provides the ball.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: Keeper of the life-token
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Princess Parizade tells over the pearl chaplet daily and learns of Perviz's
fate when a pearl sticks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: Failed or petrified seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Prince Bahman, Prince Perviz, and earlier seekers are described as changed
into black stones after attempting the same errand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: Disguised woman traveler
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Princess Parizade travels in manly dress, though the dervish says her voice
betrays her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Pearl chaplet life-token
literal_form: A chaplet of one hundred pearls whose beads cease slipping if Prince
Perviz shares his brother's fate.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Perilous mountain
literal_form: The mountain that seekers must climb while voices pursue them.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: Black stones
literal_form: Stones into which unsuccessful seekers, including Bahman and Perviz,
are changed.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: Talking Bird
literal_form: A talking bird sought by the princes and Princess Parizade.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: Singing Tree
literal_form: A singing tree sought as one of the three marvels.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: Golden Water
literal_form: Golden water sought as one of the three marvels.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: Guiding ball
literal_form: A ball from the dervish's bag, given to seekers and flung before the
traveler.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: Cotton ear-stoppers
literal_form: Cotton proposed by Princess Parizade to stop up her ears so she cannot
hear the dangerous voices.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:9
label: Unseen pursuing voices
literal_form: Clamorous or threatening voices that pursue or confront the climber
on the mountain.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: Cage to be grasped
literal_form: A cage that must be grasped before the seeker looks behind.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Prince Perviz vows to seek the marvels
summary: After his brother's loss, Prince Perviz rejects the idea that the old woman
deceived them, resolves to set out, and gives Princess Parizade a pearl chaplet
as a sign of his fate.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Dervish warns Prince Perviz
summary: Prince Perviz meets the dervish, learns that Bahman and other seekers became
black stones, receives a warning against heeding the mountain voices, and is given
a ball.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:7
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Prince Perviz is petrified
summary: At the mountain, Prince Perviz hears an unseen threatening voice, turns
to retaliate, and is changed with his horse into black stones.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Princess Parizade detects the disaster and departs
summary: Princess Parizade's pearl chaplet stops moving at the moment of Perviz's
failure, and she sets out the next morning in male disguise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Princess Parizade consults the dervish
summary: Princess Parizade reaches the dervish, asks about the Talking Bird, Singing
Tree, and Golden Water, is warned about the mountain, and explains a plan to block
her ears with cotton.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:8
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Quest for three marvelous objects
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The passage centers on repeated attempts to obtain the Talking Bird, Singing
Tree, and Golden Water after hearing of their exceptional qualities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage gives a quest for marvels
rather than an explicitly mystical quest.
- id: motif:2
label: Perilous ascent with a prohibition against turning back
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
- initiation
basis: The dervish says the seeker must climb the mountain, ignore pursuing voices,
and not look behind until the cage is grasped.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes climbing and trial; an initiation reading is interpretive
and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:3
label: Petrification of failed seekers
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The dervish says previous seekers became black stones, and Prince Perviz
is transformed into a black stone after turning toward the voice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly names petrification.
- id: motif:4
label: Life-token reveals absent kin's fate
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Prince Perviz gives Princess Parizade a pearl chaplet that will stick if
he shares his brother's fate, and she later observes the first pearl fixed in
place.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly names life-token or external
soul-token patterns.
- id: motif:5
label: Heroine succeeds by practical countermeasure against enchantment
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Princess Parizade proposes stopping her ears with cotton so the dangerous
voices cannot frighten or distract her; the dervish says no previous seeker has
suggested this method.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: Success is not completed within this passage; the wisdom taxonomy reference
is broad.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'Prince Perviz''s attempt is presented as the same quest-pattern as Prince
Bahman''s earlier failed attempt: both seek the three marvels, meet the dervish
in the same place, and face the mountain danger.'
claim_level: same_motif
target: Prince Bahman's prior attempt within the same tale
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal comparison within the passage, not a claim about
historical contact or a broader tradition.
- id: claim:2
claim: Princess Parizade's attempt repeats the same mountain trial faced by earlier
seekers but introduces a new strategy of blocking her ears against the voices.
claim_level: same_function
target: Earlier seekers' mountain trial in the same tale
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage has not yet narrated the outcome of her attempt, so the
claim is limited to the setup and proposed countermeasure.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 10838-10858
quote_or_summary: Prince Perviz mourns Bahman but resolves to begin the same quest;
before departing he gives Princess Parizade a hundred-pearl chaplet whose sticking
beads will indicate that his brother's fate has befallen him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 10859-10880
quote_or_summary: On the twentieth day Prince Perviz meets the dervish, asks where
to find the Talking Bird, Singing Tree, and Golden Water, is warned that Bahman
and other seekers became black stones, and is told not to heed the voices on the
mountain; the dervish gives him a ball.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 10881-10891
quote_or_summary: At the mountain, Prince Perviz hears an unseen voice threatening
punishment, draws his sword, turns around, and he and his horse become two black
stones.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 10892-10902
quote_or_summary: Princess Parizade checks the beads daily and at night; when the
first pearl remains fixed, she understands Perviz's danger and leaves the next
morning disguised as a man.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 10903-10919
quote_or_summary: Princess Parizade reaches the dervish on the twentieth day, asks
about the Talking Bird, Singing Tree, and Golden Water, and the dervish recognizes
her as a woman despite her male clothing.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 10920-10932
quote_or_summary: 'The dervish urges Princess Parizade to give up, then repeats
the dangers: clamorous voices, black stones that were once living men, the difficulty
of climbing the mountain, and the need not to look behind until the cage is in
hand.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 10933-10940
quote_or_summary: Princess Parizade says the crucial tasks are ignoring the voices
and not looking behind, and proposes stopping her ears with cotton so she will
hear nothing.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 10941-10945
quote_or_summary: The dervish says no previous seeker has suggested such a method,
acknowledges possible success despite the risk, and gives Princess Parizade the
ball, which she throws before her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal events and objects are explicit in the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy
mappings are cautious because several central patterns, such as petrification
and life-token, have no exact available taxonomy reference.
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 supplied passage text and metadata; no external parallels or unsupported taxonomy IDs added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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