batch.motif.buddhist-old-india-tales-rouse-gutenberg-l1313-l1333
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-old-india-tales-rouse-gutenberg-l1313-l1333
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
passage_locator:
label: THE TALKATIVE TORTOISE / THE MONKEYS AND THE GARDENER / THE GOBLIN AND THE
SNEEZE / THE GRATEFUL BEASTS AND THE UNGRATEFUL PRINCE; lines 1313-1333
start: '1313'
end: '1333'
translation: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: After the Wicked Prince is replaced by the Hermit as king, the Hermit visits
the Snake, Rat, and Parrot. Each animal gives treasure or food in gratitude. The
Hermit distributes these resources to his servants and people. The grateful beasts
keep their promise, the ungrateful prince is killed, the Hermit rules kindly,
and all, including the animals, go to heaven after death because the animals overcame
attachment to money and gave it away out of gratitude.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Hermit is made king in place of the Wicked Prince.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Hermit calls to the Snake at the Snake's hole, and the Snake shows him
where its treasure is.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The Hermit gives the Snake's treasure to his servants.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Rat responds to the Hermit's call, rubs against the King's hand, and gives
him all its treasure.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The King gives the Rat's treasure to his servants.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The Parrot summons many parrots, each carrying a grain of rice, creating enough
rice to feed all the people for the rest of their lives.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The grateful beasts keep their promise.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The ungrateful Prince is killed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The Hermit rules kindly, and the people live happily until death.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: After death, the people, the Snake, the Rat, and the Parrot go to heaven.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The Snake, Rat, and Parrot are said to have overcome their love of money and
given it away to show gratitude to the Hermit.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hermit King
description: A Hermit who is made king instead of the Wicked Prince and who distributes
the animals' treasure and food to others.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Wicked Prince
description: The prince replaced by the Hermit and later killed.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Snake
description: A beast living at a hole who shows the Hermit where its treasure is
and later goes to heaven.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rat
description: A beast living at a hole who gives all its treasure to the Hermit and
later goes to heaven.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Parrot
description: A beast associated with a tree who summons parrots that bring rice
and later goes to heaven.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Parrots
description: Many parrots who carry grains of rice in their beaks and drop them
on the ground.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Servants
description: Recipients of treasure given by the Hermit King.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: People
description: People fed by the heap of rice and ruled kindly by the Hermit.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: righteous ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Hermit is made king, distributes wealth and food, and rules kindly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: benefactor of animals
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The animals give away treasure or food to show gratitude to the Hermit for
being kind to them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: ungrateful displaced ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Wicked Prince is replaced and described as ungrateful before being killed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: grateful beast donor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The Snake, Rat, and Parrot keep their promise and give wealth or food in
gratitude.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: animal food bearers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The parrots each carry a grain of rice and drop it on the ground.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: human beneficiaries
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Servants receive treasure, and the people receive enough rice to feed them
for life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: treasure
literal_form: treasure from the Snake's hole and Rat's hole
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: rice abundance
literal_form: heap of rice made from grains carried by parrots
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Snake's hole
literal_form: the Snake's hole where treasure is hidden
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Rat's hole
literal_form: the Rat's hole associated with the Rat's treasure
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: Parrot's tree
literal_form: the tree where the Hermit calls to the Parrot
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: heaven
literal_form: heaven reached after death by the people and animals
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Hermit made king
summary: The Hermit replaces the Wicked Prince as king.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Snake gives hidden treasure
summary: The Hermit calls the Snake, who shows the treasure in its hole; the Hermit
gives the treasure to servants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Rat gives treasure
summary: The Rat greets the Hermit King and gives all its treasure, which the King
gives to servants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Parrots provide rice
summary: The Parrot summons many parrots who bring grains of rice, forming a heap
sufficient to feed all the people for life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Moral conclusion and heavenly reward
summary: The grateful beasts keep their promise, the ungrateful prince is killed,
the Hermit rules kindly, and after death the people and animals go to heaven because
the animals overcame love of money and gave it away in gratitude.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: grateful animals repay kindness
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The Snake, Rat, and Parrot are described as grateful beasts who keep their
promise and give treasure or food to the Hermit because he was kind to them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy lacks a specific grateful-animals motif; sacred_exchange
is used broadly for reciprocal giving.
- id: motif:2
label: renunciation of wealth leading to heavenly reward
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The animals go to heaven because they overcome love of money and give their
wealth away in gratitude.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an explicit moralized conclusion, but the taxonomy reference is
broad rather than exact.
- id: motif:3
label: wicked ruler replaced by kind ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The Hermit is made king instead of the Wicked Prince, who is killed, and
the Hermit rules kindly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives the outcome but little detail about the political transition
or legitimacy beyond replacement and kind rule.
- id: motif:4
label: miraculous animal-provided abundance
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The Parrot summons many parrots who each carry rice, producing enough food
to feed all the people for the rest of their lives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents extraordinary abundance through animals, but no explicit
divine source is stated.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1313-1314
quote_or_summary: They made the Hermit king instead of the Wicked Prince, and the
Hermit took them into the country.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1314-1318
quote_or_summary: At the Snake's hole, the Hermit calls the Snake; it comes out,
curls at his feet, shows the hole where its treasure is, and the Hermit gives
the treasure to his servants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1318-1321
quote_or_summary: At the Rat's hole, the Rat runs up, rubs its nose against the
King's hand, and gives all its treasure, which the King gives to his servants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1321-1327
quote_or_summary: At the Parrot's tree, the Parrot calls many parrots; each carries
a grain of rice and drops it, making enough rice to feed all the people for life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1328-1331
quote_or_summary: The grateful beasts keep their promise; the ungrateful Prince
is killed; the Hermit rules kindly, and the people live happily until death.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1331-1333
quote_or_summary: After death they all go to heaven, including the Snake, Rat, and
Parrot, because the animals overcame love of money and gave it away in gratitude
for the Hermit's kindness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage clearly supports the figures, actions, and moralized motifs.
Taxonomy matches are broad and should be reviewed.
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 explicitly support comparison beyond its own tale pattern.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:buddhist-old-india-tales-rouse-gutenberg__l1313-l1333
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