batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l8019-l8146
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record_id: batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l8019-l8146
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
passage_locator:
label: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 8019-8146
start: '8019'
end: '8146'
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: Aladdin's mother petitions the Sultan for the princess's hand and presents
jewels. The Sultan delays at the vizir's urging, while the vizir's son is arranged
to marry the princess. Aladdin uses the lamp's genie to transport the newlyweds'
bed to his chamber for two nights, causing the rival bridegroom to renounce the
marriage. When the term expires, the Sultan demands an extravagant gift of gold,
jewels, and attendants; the genie supplies it. Aladdin then appears in princely
splendor, and the Sultan receives him for marriage to the princess.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Aladdin's mother tells the Sultan that her son loves the princess violently
and has demanded that she ask for the princess's hand.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Aladdin's mother unfolds jewels from a napkin and presents them to the Sultan.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Sultan is impressed by the jewels and asks the vizir whether the princess
should be bestowed on one who values her so highly.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The vizir, wanting the princess for his own son, persuades the Sultan to delay
the marriage for three months.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Before the three months are over, the city rejoices because the grand-vizir's
son is to marry the Sultan's daughter that night.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Aladdin rubs the lamp, and the genie appears asking his will.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Aladdin commands the genie to bring the bride and bridegroom to him that night.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: At midnight the genie transports the bed containing the vizir's son and the
princess to Aladdin's chamber.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Aladdin orders the genie to put the new-married man outside in the cold and
return at daybreak.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Aladdin tells the frightened princess that she is his wife by promise and
that no harm will come to her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The same event happens the following night, after which the princess and the
vizir's son confirm the truth, and the vizir's son asks to be separated from her.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: After three months, the Sultan demands forty gold basins full of jewels, carried
by forty black slaves led by forty white slaves splendidly dressed, before keeping
his promise.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Aladdin summons the genie, and eighty slaves arrive, filling his small house
and garden.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: The slaves process to the palace two by two, carrying gold basins and wearing
splendid jewels, while crowds gather to watch.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:15
text: The Sultan accepts the gift and tells Aladdin's mother that he awaits her
son with open arms.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:16
text: Aladdin asks the genie for a scented bath, rich clothing, a superior horse,
attendants for himself and his mother, and purses of gold.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:17
text: Aladdin rides through the streets with slaves scattering gold, and his former
childhood companions do not recognize him because he has grown so handsome.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:18
text: The Sultan descends from his throne, embraces Aladdin, and leads him to a
feast, intending to marry him to the princess that day.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Aladdin
description: A suitor for the Sultan's daughter who uses the lamp's genie to counter
the vizir's son's marriage and to supply demanded gifts and princely attire.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Aladdin's mother
description: Aladdin's mother petitions the Sultan, presents jewels, carries messages
between Aladdin and the court, and presents the later procession of gifts.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Sultan
description: The princess's father and ruler who first delays, then sets a high
gift condition, and finally receives Aladdin.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The vizir
description: Court adviser who wants the princess for his own son and counsels delay
and a high demand.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The princess
description: The Sultan's daughter, promised to Aladdin but married to the vizir's
son before being transported at night and later separated from that bridegroom.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: The vizir's son
description: The rival bridegroom who is transported with the princess, placed outside
in the cold, and later asks to be separated from her.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: The genie
description: A being summoned by rubbing the lamp, who obeys Aladdin's commands
by transporting people and producing gifts, attendants, clothing, a horse, and
gold.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:11
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Eighty slaves
description: Forty black slaves and forty white slaves, splendidly dressed, who
carry the gold basins of jewels to the palace.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: suitor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Aladdin seeks the princess's hand and says he would do much more for her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: maternal petitioner and messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She petitions the Sultan, presents jewels, reports the Sultan's demands,
and later presents the gift procession.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: royal promise-maker and condition-setter
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Sultan consents conditionally, delays, demands extravagant gifts, and
finally receives Aladdin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: role:4
label: rival counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The vizir wants the princess for his own son and advises both delay and a
high valuation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: promised bride
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The princess is the object of Aladdin's marriage request and of the Sultan's
promise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:12
- id: role:6
label: rival bridegroom
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The vizir's son is scheduled to marry the princess and later renounces the
marriage after the night transport episodes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: master of magical helper
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Aladdin summons the genie and gives commands that are obeyed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:11
- id: role:8
label: obedient magical helper
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The genie asks Aladdin's will and carries out commands to transport people
and provide wealth and attendants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:11
- id: role:9
label: ceremonial gift-bearers
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The slaves carry the basins of gold and jewels in procession to the palace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: jewels in a napkin
literal_form: Jewels unfolded from a napkin and presented to the Sultan.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: lamp
literal_form: A lamp rubbed by Aladdin to summon the genie.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: transported bed
literal_form: The bed containing the vizir's son and the princess, carried at midnight
to Aladdin's chamber and returned to the palace.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: cold outside
literal_form: The place outside in the cold where the genie puts the vizir's son
during the night.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: forty gold basins of jewels
literal_form: Forty basins of gold brimful of jewels demanded by the Sultan and
carried to the palace.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: procession of attendants
literal_form: Forty black slaves led by forty white slaves, splendidly dressed,
entering the palace with gifts.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: princely transformation items
literal_form: A scented bath, richly embroidered habit, superior horse, attendants,
and gold requested by Aladdin before appearing before the Sultan.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Petition with jewels
summary: Aladdin's mother asks the Sultan to forgive her and Aladdin, explains Aladdin's
love for the princess, and presents jewels from a napkin.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Delay engineered by the vizir
summary: The Sultan considers the jewels sufficient, but the vizir, wanting the
princess for his own son, secures a three-month delay.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Rival wedding announced and genie summoned
summary: Aladdin's mother learns that the vizir's son is to marry the princess,
and Aladdin rubs the lamp to call the genie.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Night transport of the bridal bed
summary: The genie transports the bridal bed to Aladdin's chamber, removes the vizir's
son into the cold, and later restores the bed to the palace.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Confession and separation
summary: After a repeated night transport, the princess and the vizir's son confirm
what happened, and the vizir's son asks to be separated from her.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Impossible valuation fulfilled
summary: The Sultan demands forty gold basins filled with jewels and eighty attendants;
Aladdin summons the genie, and the required procession reaches the palace.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:7
label: Aladdin's public elevation
summary: Aladdin obtains bath, clothing, horse, attendants, and gold from the genie,
rides through the streets in splendor, and is welcomed by the Sultan for marriage.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Extravagant bride-price fulfilled by supernatural aid
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The Sultan requires gold basins full of jewels and numerous attendants before
giving the princess; Aladdin fulfills the condition through the genie.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy label is broad; the exchange is royal-marital and magical
rather than explicitly sacred in the passage.
- id: motif:2
label: Magical helper obeys a human master's commands
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The genie appears when the lamp is rubbed, asks Aladdin's will, and executes
commands to transport people and provide wealth, attendants, clothing, and a horse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available taxonomy reference for a magical helper was supplied.
- id: motif:3
label: Rival marriage thwarted by nocturnal supernatural transport
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Aladdin commands the genie to bring the princess and her bridegroom to him
on their wedding night; the repeated event leads the bridegroom to renounce the
marriage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy term 'stolen_beloved' is approximate, since the
passage presents a promised bride and rival bridegroom rather than a simple abduction
of a beloved.
- id: motif:4
label: Low-status suitor elevated into royal marriage through displayed wealth
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The Sultan doubts Aladdin's poverty, but the gift procession and Aladdin's
princely appearance cause the Sultan to receive him and intend the marriage that
day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage concerns acceptance into royal marriage more than formal dynastic
legitimation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8019-8032
quote_or_summary: Aladdin's mother tells the Sultan of Aladdin's desperate love
for the princess, asks forgiveness, and unfolds jewels from a napkin as a present.
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 8033-8043
quote_or_summary: The Sultan is astonished by the jewels and considers bestowing
the princess; the vizir, wanting her for his own son, urges a three-month delay,
which the Sultan grants.
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 8044-8057
quote_or_summary: After two months Aladdin's mother learns that the grand-vizir's
son is to marry the Sultan's daughter that night; Aladdin remembers the lamp,
rubs it, and the genie appears asking his will.
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 8058-8067
quote_or_summary: Aladdin says the Sultan has broken his promise and commands the
genie to bring the bride and bridegroom; at midnight the genie transports the
bed containing the vizir's son and the princess.
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 8068-8079
quote_or_summary: Aladdin orders the genie to put the new-married man outside in
the cold, tells the princess not to fear and that no harm will come, and the bed
is returned to the palace at daybreak.
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 8080-8102
quote_or_summary: The princess first tells her mother of the night transport but
is disbelieved; after the same thing happens again, she and the vizir's son confirm
it, and he asks to be separated from her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 8103-8116
quote_or_summary: '"forty basins of gold brimful of jewels, carried by forty black
slaves, led by as many white ones, splendidly dressed"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 8117-8124
quote_or_summary: Aladdin says the Sultan will not wait long for an answer, summons
the genie, and eighty slaves arrive, filling the small house and garden.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 8125-8133
quote_or_summary: Aladdin sends the slaves to the palace two by two, followed by
his mother; crowds gather to see their rich dress, jewels, and the gold basins
carried on their heads.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 8134-8138
quote_or_summary: The slaves kneel and stand around the throne while Aladdin's mother
presents them; the Sultan says he waits for Aladdin with open arms.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 8139-8144
quote_or_summary: Aladdin asks the genie for a scented bath, richly embroidered
clothing, a horse surpassing the Sultan's, attendants, slaves for his mother,
and ten purses of gold.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 8144-8146
quote_or_summary: Aladdin rides through the streets while slaves scatter gold; when
the Sultan sees him, he embraces him and leads him to a feast, intending the marriage
that day.
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 sequence and figures are clear in the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy
mapping is partly approximate because available taxonomy terms do not include
exact labels for magical helper or impossible bride-price.
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 added because the passage itself does not make an explicit comparison to another text, tradition, or motif family beyond internally supported motif candidates.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg__l8019-l8146
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