batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l4274-l4285
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record_id: batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l4274-l4285
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
passage_locator:
label: XXXII / XXXIII / XXXIV / XXXVI; lines 4274-4285
start: '4274'
end: '4285'
translation: The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A didactic passage says that things made in haste quickly waste away. It
contrasts porcelain formed over forty years with many cups made in one day, compares
a chicken’s immediate instinct with the slower-developing human child, and contrasts
common glass or crystal with the rare and valuable ruby.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that what is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage reports that clay of the East is converted into a China porcelain
cup after a process of forty years.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says that in Bagdad one hundred cups can be made in a day and
asks the listener to consider their relative value.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: A chicken is described as walking from its shell and seeking its food.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The young of man is described as not possessing the chicken’s instinct of
prudence and discrimination.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that what is at once something comes to nothing, while
the human being surpasses all creatures in dignity and wisdom.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Crystal or glass is described as found everywhere and considered of no value.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: A ruby is described as obtained with difficulty and therefore inestimable.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: speaker
description: The first-person voice who says he has heard the example about porcelain.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: chicken
description: A chicken that walks out from its shell and seeks food.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: young of man
description: The human young, described as lacking the chicken’s instinct but associated
with later dignity and wisdom.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: didactic speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage is framed as a reported teaching with a first-person speaker.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: instinctive animal example
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The chicken immediately leaves the shell and seeks food.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: slow-developing human example
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The human young lacks immediate instinct but is linked to surpassing creatures
in dignity and wisdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: porcelain cup
literal_form: China porcelain cup made from clay after a long process
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: hasty cups of Bagdad
literal_form: one hundred cups made in a day at Bagdad
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: shell
literal_form: shell from which the chicken walks forth
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: crystal or glass
literal_form: common crystal or glass found everywhere
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: ruby
literal_form: ruby obtained with difficulty and called inestimable
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: slow porcelain and hasty cups
summary: The passage contrasts a porcelain cup made through a forty-year process
with many cups made in one day, using the contrast to discuss value.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: chicken and human child
summary: The passage contrasts a chicken’s immediate ability to seek food with the
human child’s lack of such instinct, then links humanity with dignity and wisdom.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: common glass and rare ruby
summary: The passage contrasts common crystal or glass with a rare ruby obtained
with difficulty and valued highly.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wisdom through slow formation and rarity
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage repeatedly contrasts hasty or common things with slowly formed,
difficult, or rare things, ending in claims about dignity, wisdom, and value.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is a didactic wisdom motif rather than a narrative mythic episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4274-4278
quote_or_summary: Things produced in haste are said to waste quickly; a porcelain
cup is made from clay over forty years, while in Bagdad one hundred cups can be
made in a day, with differing value implied.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 4278-4282
quote_or_summary: A chicken leaves its shell and seeks food; the human young lacks
that instinct, yet humanity is said to surpass creatures in dignity and wisdom.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 4282-4285
quote_or_summary: Crystal or glass is common and of little value, while a ruby is
obtained with difficulty and is therefore inestimable.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is brief and explicitly didactic. Motif assignment to wisdom
is supported, but broader comparative claims are not made because the passage
itself does not support them.
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 supplied passage and metadata were used. No comparison claims were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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