batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6428-l6544
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record_id: batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6428-l6544
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
passage_locator:
label: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6428-6544
start: '6428'
end: '6544'
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 Camaralzaman dreams that his father is dying and blaming his absence.
Princess Badoura asks her father for permission to visit King Schahzaman with
her husband. During the journey, the couple encamp in a meadow. While the princess
sleeps, Camaralzaman examines a cornelian talisman sewn into her girdle. A bird
snatches the talisman, swallows it, and leads him in a long pursuit over many
days until he reaches a town by the sea. There he enters a garden, and an old
gardener shelters him because the town is hostile to Muslims.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Prince Camaralzaman dreams that his father is near death and accuses him of
desertion.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Princess Badoura asks her father to allow her and her husband to visit King
Schahzaman.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The king permits the visit on the condition that the princess spend only one
year at King Schahzaman's court.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The travelers encamp in a shaded meadow, and the princess removes her girdle
before sleeping in her tent.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Camaralzaman opens a pouch sewn to the girdle and finds an engraved cornelian
with figures and strange characters.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The cornelian is identified as a talisman given by the Queen of China to her
daughter to ensure happiness while carried.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: A bird swoops down, takes the talisman from Camaralzaman's hand, and flies
away.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The bird swallows the stone and repeatedly flies farther as Camaralzaman pursues
it.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Camaralzaman follows the bird for ten days, sleeping at the foot of a tree
while the bird roosts above.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The bird disappears near the walls of a large town built near the sea with
a fine harbour.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: An old gardener recognizes Camaralzaman as a Muslim stranger and tells him
to enter and shut the garden door.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: The gardener says the town is mostly inhabited by idolaters who hate and persecute
Muslims, and he offers Camaralzaman safety, food, and rest.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Prince Camaralzaman
description: A prince who dreams of his father's distress, travels with Princess
Badoura, loses her talisman to a bird, pursues it, and receives shelter from a
gardener.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Princess Badoura
description: Camaralzaman's wife, daughter of a king and of the Queen of China;
she requests the journey and carries the talisman in her girdle.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: King Schahzaman
description: Camaralzaman's father and the intended host of the visit; he appears
indirectly through the prince's dream and the princess's request.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Princess Badoura's father, the king
description: The king who permits his daughter and Camaralzaman to visit King Schahzaman
with a time condition.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Queen of China
description: The queen who gave her daughter the talisman and said it would ensure
happiness while carried.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Bird
description: A bird that snatches the talisman, swallows it, leads Camaralzaman
away for many days, and disappears near a town.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Old gardener
description: A good old man who shelters Camaralzaman in a garden in a town hostile
to Muslims.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: dreamer warned by vision
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He dreams that his father is dying and blaming his absence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: intercessor for journey
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She asks her father to permit the couple to visit King Schahzaman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: pursuer of stolen talisman
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He pursues the bird after it takes the talisman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: bearer of talisman
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The talisman is sewn in a pouch attached to her girdle and had been given
to her to carry.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: stranger seeking refuge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He enters an unfamiliar seaside town and is sheltered by the gardener.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: absent endangered father
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He is represented in the dream as near death and is the father-in-law whom
the couple intend to visit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: royal grantor of travel permission
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He grants the princess's request but sets a one-year condition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: giver of protective talisman
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: She gave the talisman to her daughter and described its protective benefit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: animal thief and guide away from camp
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The bird steals and swallows the talisman, then leads the prince over many
days to a distant town.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: protective host
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: He brings the prince into the garden, warns him of danger, and offers food
and rest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: engraved cornelian talisman
literal_form: Cornelian engraved with figures and strange characters, sewn into
a pouch on the princess's girdle.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: girdle with hidden pouch
literal_form: Princess Badoura's girdle, containing a sewn pouch that holds the
cornelian.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: bird thief
literal_form: A bird that takes the talisman in its beak, swallows it, flies onward,
and disappears.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: tree as nightly refuge point
literal_form: A high tree where the bird roosts while Camaralzaman sleeps at its
foot.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: seaside town and harbour
literal_form: A large town near the sea with a fine harbour.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: garden refuge
literal_form: An open garden and cottage where the old gardener shelters the prince.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Dream of the dying father
summary: Camaralzaman dreams that his father is near death and blames him for desertion,
then tells Princess Badoura of the dream.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Permission to visit King Schahzaman
summary: Princess Badoura asks her father for permission to travel with Camaralzaman
to his father, and the king grants the request with a one-year limit.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Camp in the shaded meadow
summary: The travelers halt in a meadow; the princess sleeps in her tent after removing
her girdle, and Camaralzaman notices the hidden pouch.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Discovery and theft of the talisman
summary: Camaralzaman finds the engraved cornelian talisman and examines it at the
tent doorway, where a bird snatches it away.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Long pursuit after the bird
summary: The bird swallows the talisman and leads Camaralzaman through hills and
valleys for ten days, roosting in trees at night.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Arrival at the hostile seaside town
summary: The bird vanishes near a seaside town; Camaralzaman enters the town and
then an open garden, where an old gardener shelters him from hostile inhabitants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: ominous dream prompting return to parent
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The prince's dream of his dying father motivates a journey to visit King
Schahzaman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the dream as a cause for travel, but does not state
whether the dream is prophetic or supernatural beyond the prince's fear.
- id: motif:2
label: protective talisman lost through theft
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
basis: A happiness-securing talisman carried by the princess is taken by a bird
from the prince's hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The talisman is precious and protective, but the passage does not explicitly
call it sacred.
- id: motif:3
label: animal thief leading hero into wandering quest
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The bird steals and swallows the talisman, causing Camaralzaman to pursue
it through varied terrain for ten days and arrive at an unknown town.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The pursuit resembles a quest structure, but the passage does not identify
the bird's motive or supernatural status.
- id: motif:4
label: stranger receives refuge in hostile land
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The gardener shelters Camaralzaman after recognizing him as a Muslim stranger
in a town said to persecute people of his faith.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy reference is available from the supplied list for
this hospitality-and-refuge pattern.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 6428-6438
quote_or_summary: Camaralzaman dreams that his father is at the point of death,
saying his beloved son has deserted him and caused his death; the prince wakes
and tells the princess.
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: lines 6440-6455
quote_or_summary: Princess Badoura asks her father to let the couple visit King
Schahzaman; the king agrees, limiting the stay to one year and suggesting alternating
visits to their parents.
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: lines 6460-6470
quote_or_summary: After a month of travel, the prince and princess camp in a shaded
meadow; the princess enters her tent, removes her girdle, places it beside her,
dismisses her women, and sleeps.
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: lines 6472-6486
quote_or_summary: Camaralzaman inspects the girdle, opens a sewn pouch, and finds
an engraved cornelian with strange characters; it is a talisman from the Queen
of China, said to ensure her daughter's happiness while carried.
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: lines 6488-6502
quote_or_summary: At the tent doorway, a bird swoops down, takes the stone in its
beak, flies away, then swallows it as Camaralzaman pursues.
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: lines 6503-6523
quote_or_summary: The bird leads Camaralzaman by hill and valley; at night it roosts
high in a tree while he sleeps at the foot. He follows it for ten days, eating
herbs and fruit along the way.
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: lines 6523-6532
quote_or_summary: On the eleventh day the bird and prince reach a large town; the
bird flies out of sight. The town is near the sea and has a fine harbour; Camaralzaman
enters through an open garden door.
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: lines 6534-6544
quote_or_summary: An old gardener recognizes Camaralzaman as a Muslim stranger,
tells him to shut the door, explains that local idolaters persecute Muslims, and
offers him safety, food, and rest.
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: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied passage. Motif labels
are provisional and limited to the available taxonomy where appropriate. No comparison
claims were made because the passage itself does not provide an explicit comparative
frame.
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: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
All evidence is drawn only from the supplied passage and metadata.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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