batch.motif.buddhist-old-india-tales-rouse-gutenberg-l2438-l2518
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-old-india-tales-rouse-gutenberg-l2438-l2518
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
passage_locator:
label: THE JACKAL WOULD A-WOOING GO / THE LION AND THE BOAR / THE GOBLIN CITY /
LACKNOSE; lines 2438-2518
start: '2438'
end: '2518'
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: A noseless gardener refuses two boys who try to obtain flowers by flattering
him with false verses about his nose growing back, but rewards a third boy who
speaks honestly.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The gardener has no nose and owns a garden full of beautiful flowers.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Three boys want a bunch of flowers from the garden.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The first boy tries to flatter the gardener by saying his nose will grow like
hair and whiskers, then asks for a posy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The gardener rejects the first boy because he knows his nose will not grow
back and finds the mention rude.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The second boy says the gardener's nose may sprout like seeds and asks for
a posy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The gardener sees through the second boy's trick, becomes angrier, and sends
him away.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The third boy approaches modestly and states that cut noses do not grow again
while asking honestly for a posy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The gardener is pleased by the third boy's straightforward honesty and gives
him a beautiful bunch of flowers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Lacknose, the gardener
description: A gardener with no nose who owns a garden of flowers.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Three little boys
description: Three boys who want a bunch of flowers from the gardener's garden.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: First boy
description: A boy who tries to obtain flowers by a flattering verse about the gardener's
nose growing back like hair and whiskers.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Second boy
description: A boy who tries to obtain flowers by a flattering verse about the gardener's
nose sprouting like seeds.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Third boy
description: An honest boy who asks directly and truthfully for flowers.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: gardener and flower owner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He owns and tends a garden full of flowers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: judge of requests
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He refuses the first two boys and rewards the third based on how they ask.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: flower seekers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The boys want a bunch of flowers from the garden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: unsuccessful flatterer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Each uses a flattering but false verse about the gardener's nose and is refused.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: honest successful petitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: He asks honestly and receives flowers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: flower garden
literal_form: A garden full of roses, pinks, lilies, violets, and other flowers.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: posy or bunch of flowers
literal_form: A small bunch of flowers requested by the boys and granted to the
third boy.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: missing nose
literal_form: The gardener has no nose; the boys' verses mention whether it could
grow back.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: scissors
literal_form: The gardener's scissors used to cut the bunch of flowers for the third
boy.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: The garden and the desire for flowers
summary: A noseless gardener has a beautiful flower garden, and three boys decide
they want a bunch of flowers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Two flattering requests fail
summary: The first and second boys make flattering verses about the gardener's nose
growing back; the gardener rejects both attempts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Honest request rewarded
summary: The third boy speaks plainly about the gardener's nose and asks honestly,
and the gardener gives him a beautiful bunch of flowers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: honest speech rewarded
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The third boy's truthful and straightforward request succeeds where false
flattery fails.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage presents a moral example
rather than an explicit wisdom teaching label.
- id: motif:2
label: deceptive flattery exposed and rejected
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The gardener recognizes the first two boys' attempts as rude or tricking
speech and refuses them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No narrower supplied taxonomy reference directly matches this motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2438-2443
quote_or_summary: A gardener named Lacknose has no nose and a garden full of beautiful
flowers, including roses, pinks, lilies, and violets.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2445-2446
quote_or_summary: Three little boys want a bunch of flowers but do not know how
to get it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2447-2459
quote_or_summary: The first boy greets the gardener and recites a verse saying the
gardener's nose will grow like hair and whiskers, then asks for a posy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 2461-2466
quote_or_summary: The gardener knows his nose will not grow again, thinks the boy
rude, becomes angry, and tells him to get his posy somewhere else.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 2468-2480
quote_or_summary: The second boy enters, greets the gardener, and recites a verse
comparing the hoped-for nose growth to seeds sprouting, then asks for a posy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 2482-2489
quote_or_summary: The gardener sees through the trick, becomes angrier, threatens
to come after the boy with a stick, and tells him to learn manners before asking
for flowers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 2491-2508
quote_or_summary: The third boy, described as honest, approaches modestly and recites
that cut noses do not grow again, then asks honestly for a posy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 2510-2518
quote_or_summary: The gardener is pleased by the boy's straightforward honesty,
cuts a beautiful bunch of flowers with scissors, gives it to him, and the boy
thanks him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/giant-crab-old-india-tales-rouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal events are explicit in the passage. Motif labels are straightforward
but not named by the passage; comparison claims are omitted because no comparative
link is stated in the provided text.
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: |-
Only the provided Lacknose passage was used; no external parallels or taxonomy IDs beyond the supplied broad motif family were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:buddhist-old-india-tales-rouse-gutenberg__l2438-l2518
passage_sha256=e36adb7ac6eaebb10ccb9574c7a2bbb7f0567c8389aa79ca2d6ec5fa1d78f2d9