batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l1946-l2051
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record_id: batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l1946-l2051
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
passage_locator:
label: THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE
FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY; lines 1946-2051
start: '1946'
end: '2051'
translation: Japanese Fairy Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A noble couple in Nara, childless for many years, make a pilgrimage to
Hase-no-Kwannon and pray for a child. A daughter is born and named Hase-Hime as
a gift of Kwannon. Her mother dies after instructing her to be obedient, filial,
and kind. The father remarries Princess Terute, who dislikes and mistreats her
stepdaughter. Hase-Hime becomes skilled in music and poetry and succeeds at a
palace performance before the Emperor, while Terute fails and grows jealous. After
Terute bears a son, her resentment turns into a desire to remove or kill Hase-Hime.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Prince Toyonari Fujiwara and Princess Murasaki live in Nara and are sorrowful
because they have no child to carry on the family name and ancestral rites.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The couple decide to make a pilgrimage to the temple of Hase-no-Kwannon because
they believe Kwannon answers mortal prayers in the needed form.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:3
text: The couple offer incense and pray daily at Hase; the passage states that their
prayer is answered.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Princess Murasaki gives birth to a daughter, and the parents name her Hase-Hime
because they regard her as a gift from Kwannon at Hase.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: When Hase-Hime is five, Princess Murasaki becomes fatally ill and gives her
daughter instructions about obedience, filial conduct, kindness, and submission
to superiors.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Hase-Hime listens respectfully, promises to obey, and grows as a good and
obedient child.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Prince Toyonari remarries Princess Terute, who is described as cruel and unkind
to Hase-Hime.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Hase-Hime bears Terute’s unkindness patiently, serves her stepmother kindly,
and obeys her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Hase-Hime studies music, poetry, letter-writing, and the koto, and at age
twelve is summoned with Terute to perform before the Emperor.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: During the palace performance, the Emperor sits behind a bamboo curtain so
that he may see without being seen.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Hase-Hime performs well on the koto, while Terute fails in her flute accompaniment
and is replaced by a court lady.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: The Emperor rewards Hase-Hime with gifts, and Terute becomes jealous because
her stepdaughter succeeded where she failed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: After Terute has a son, she thinks that her son would receive all of Toyonari’s
love if Hase-Hime were absent, and her thought becomes a desire to take Hase-Hime’s
life.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Prince Toyonari Fujiwara
description: A wise state minister in Nara, husband of Princess Murasaki, father
of Hase-Hime, and later husband of Princess Terute.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Princess Murasaki
description: Toyonari’s first wife, described as noble, good, and beautiful; mother
of Hase-Hime, who dies when the child is five.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Kwannon at Hase
description: The Goddess or Mother of Mercy to whom the couple pray at Hase, believed
to answer prayers in the form mortals need most.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Hase-Hime
description: Daughter born to Princess Murasaki after the pilgrimage to Hase-no-Kwannon;
later a patient stepdaughter and skilled young musician.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Princess Terute
description: Toyonari’s second wife, Hase-Hime’s stepmother, described as cruel,
unkind, jealous, and eventually murderous in intent.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: The Emperor
description: The ruler before whom Hase-Hime and Terute perform at the Festival
of the Cherry Flowers; he rewards Hase-Hime.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Terute’s son
description: An unnamed son born to Princess Terute, whose existence intensifies
Terute’s resentment toward Hase-Hime.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: childless noble petitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Toyonari and Murasaki have no child and seek one through pilgrimage and prayer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: compassionate divine grantor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Kwannon is described as the Mother of Mercy who answers prayers, and Hase-Hime
is identified as a gift from Kwannon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: dying instructive mother
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Before death, Murasaki instructs Hase-Hime on proper conduct.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: prayed-for child
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hase-Hime is born after the pilgrimage and is named as the gift of Kwannon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: father and remarried husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Toyonari fathers Hase-Hime and later marries Terute.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: obedient filial child
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hase-Hime promises her mother and grows up obedient and good.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: talented young performer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hase-Hime studies music and performs well before the Emperor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:8
label: hostile stepmother
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Terute is unkind to Hase-Hime and repeats that Hase-Hime is not her child.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: jealous would-be killer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Terute’s jealousy after the performance and after her son’s birth becomes
a desire to take Hase-Hime’s life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: role:10
label: imperial audience and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Emperor commands the performance and sends gifts to Hase-Hime afterward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:11
label: rival child in household affection
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Terute imagines that her son would have all his father’s love if Hase-Hime
were absent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Hase-no-Kwannon temple
literal_form: temple and pilgrimage destination
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: incense and prayer
literal_form: daily incense offerings and prayers to Kwannon
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: gift child
literal_form: Hase-Hime named as the gift of Kwannon at Hase
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: koto and flute performance
literal_form: Hase-Hime’s koto performance and Terute’s flute accompaniment before
the Emperor
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: sym:5
label: Festival of the Cherry Flowers
literal_form: court festival setting for the musical performance
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: bamboo curtain
literal_form: curtain of finely sliced bamboo and purple tassels concealing the
Emperor’s face
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: family name and ancestral rites
literal_form: lineage continuation and rites for the dead expected from a child
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Childless couple seeks Kwannon’s aid
summary: Toyonari and Murasaki, grieving their lack of a child, go to Hase-no-Kwannon,
offer incense, and pray for the desire of their lives.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Birth and naming of Hase-Hime
summary: A daughter is born to Murasaki, and her parents name her Hase-Hime because
they regard her as Kwannon’s gift.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Murasaki’s deathbed instruction
summary: Murasaki, fatally ill, instructs Hase-Hime to be obedient, filial, kind,
and submissive to superiors; Hase-Hime promises to obey.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Stepmother’s hostility and Hase-Hime’s patience
summary: Toyonari marries Terute, who dislikes Hase-Hime, while Hase-Hime endures
unkindness and serves her stepmother obediently.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Palace performance before the Emperor
summary: At the Festival of the Cherry Flowers, Hase-Hime plays the koto before
the hidden Emperor, while Terute fails in her flute accompaniment.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:6
label: Jealousy becomes murderous intent
summary: After Hase-Hime receives imperial gifts and after Terute bears a son, Terute’s
resentment develops into a desire to kill her stepdaughter.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Child granted after pilgrimage and prayer to a merciful deity
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
- sacred_birth
- mother_goddess
basis: The childless couple make a special pilgrimage to Hase-no-Kwannon, pray daily,
and then receive a daughter explicitly called a gift of Kwannon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames the birth as an answered prayer and gift but does not
describe a supernatural conception or birth process.
- id: motif:2
label: Dying mother’s moral injunction to child
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Murasaki’s deathbed speech gives Hase-Hime instructions for filial obedience
and kindness, and Hase-Hime promises to follow them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches this pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: Virtuous persecuted stepdaughter
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Terute is cruel and unkind to her stepdaughter, while Hase-Hime patiently
obeys and serves her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the beginning of the persecution pattern; later resolution
is outside this excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: Public success produces jealous hostility
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hase-Hime succeeds before the Emperor, receives gifts, and Terute’s disgrace
and jealousy intensify into resentment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: This is an interpersonal plot pattern rather than a named taxonomy motif
in the supplied list.
- id: motif:5
label: Stepmother’s own child intensifies threat to stepchild
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After Terute has a son, she imagines Hase-Hime as an obstacle to her son
receiving all of Toyonari’s love and begins desiring Hase-Hime’s death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The motive concerns household affection in this passage, not explicit
succession or inheritance.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1946-1955
quote_or_summary: Toyonari Fujiwara and Princess Murasaki live in Nara and grieve
that they have no child to carry on the family name and ancestral rites.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1955-1964
quote_or_summary: The couple decide to make a pilgrimage to Hase-no-Kwannon, believing
Kwannon answers mortal prayers in the form most needed; their greatest need is
a child.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1966-1969
quote_or_summary: At the temple of Kwannon at Hase, they stay a long time, offer
incense daily, pray for their desire, and the passage says their prayer is answered.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1971-1975
quote_or_summary: A daughter is born; the parents name her Hase-Hime, Princess of
Hase, because she is the gift of Kwannon at that place.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1977-1989
quote_or_summary: When Hase-Hime is five, Murasaki becomes fatally ill and tells
her daughter to grow up good, obey her father and any second wife, be submissive
to superiors, and be kind to those under her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1991-1996
quote_or_summary: 'Hase-Hime listens respectfully, promises to do as told, and grows
up as her mother wished: a good and obedient little princess.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1998-2004
quote_or_summary: Toyonari marries Princess Terute, who is described as cruel and
bad-hearted; she does not love Hase-Hime and says, “This is not my child!”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from public domain source.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 2006-2009
quote_or_summary: Hase-Hime bears every unkindness patiently, serves her stepmother
kindly, obeys her, and gives her no cause for complaint.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 2011-2022
quote_or_summary: Hase-Hime studies music, poetry, letters, and the koto; at twelve,
she and Terute are summoned to perform before the Emperor at the Festival of the
Cherry Flowers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 2024-2027
quote_or_summary: The Emperor sits on a raised dais behind a bamboo curtain with
purple tassels so that he can see without being seen, since ordinary subjects
may not look on his sacred face.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 2029-2038
quote_or_summary: Hase-Hime plays well; Terute fails in her accompaniment and is
replaced. Terute is disgraced and jealous, and the Emperor sends gifts to Hase-Hime.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 2040-2051
quote_or_summary: Terute has a son and thinks that if Hase-Hime were gone, her son
would have all his father’s love; this thought grows into a desire to take Hase-Hime’s
life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The narrative elements are explicit. Taxonomy mapping is strongest for the
prayer-granted child but less direct for other interpersonal plot patterns. No
comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not make an explicit
cross-text or cross-tradition comparison.
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: |-
The passage locator label appears to list multiple tale titles, but the excerpt itself concerns Hase-Hime, Kwannon at Hase, and Princess Terute.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg__l1946-l2051
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