batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l2952-l3060
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record_id: batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l2952-l3060
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
passage_locator:
label: THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE
STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD;
lines 2952-3060
start: '2952'
end: '3060'
translation: Japanese Fairy Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Princess Moonlight reveals that she came from the moon and must return
there on the fifteenth day of August. Her foster-parents and the Emperor try to
prevent her departure with guards and archers, but moon messengers descend in
a cloud with a flying chariot. A chief messenger says she had been sent to earth
as punishment and that the bamboo-cutter's wealth came from the moon beings. The
Princess is summoned, appears radiant, is placed in the chariot, comforts the
bamboo-cutter, and gives him her embroidered outer garment as a keepsake.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Princess Moonlight refuses to marry anyone on earth, though she exchanges
poems with the Emperor.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Princess Moonlight sits at night on her balcony looking at the moon and weeping.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Princess Moonlight says she came from the moon and that moon friends will
fetch her on the fifteenth day of August.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Princess Moonlight says her parents are on the moon, but she has forgotten
them and the moon-world after living on earth.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The bamboo-cutter intends to prevent the moon envoys from taking the Princess.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The Emperor sends two thousand warriors with bows and arrows to guard the
house.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The bamboo-cutter and his wife hide Princess Moonlight in an inner room.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Princess Moonlight says efforts to keep her will be useless when her people
arrive.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: A cloud forms around the moon and descends toward the house.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Within the cloud is a flying chariot carrying luminous beings.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: A chief among the luminous beings says Princess Moonlight was sent to earth
as punishment for a grave fault.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The chief messenger says the moon beings sent wealth and prosperity by putting
gold in the bamboos for the bamboo-cutter to find.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: The screens of Princess Moonlight's room open by themselves when the messenger
summons her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:14
text: Princess Moonlight is revealed shining with her own radiance.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: The messenger leads Princess Moonlight to the chariot.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:16
text: Princess Moonlight tells the bamboo-cutter to think of her when looking at
the moon.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:17
text: The bamboo-cutter asks to accompany Princess Moonlight, but is not allowed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:18
text: Princess Moonlight gives the bamboo-cutter her embroidered outer garment as
a keepsake.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Princess Moonlight
description: A princess raised on earth by the bamboo-cutter and his wife who says
she came from the moon and must return there.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the Emperor
description: A royal figure who loves Princess Moonlight, sends poems to her, and
sends warriors to guard the house.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the old bamboo-cutter
description: Princess Moonlight's foster-father, who tries to prevent her return
to the moon and asks to accompany her.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:12
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the bamboo-cutter's wife
description: Princess Moonlight's foster-mother, who helps hide her in an inner
room.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: moon messengers / luminous beings
description: A band of luminous beings who descend in a cloud and flying chariot
to take Princess Moonlight back to the moon.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: chief moon messenger
description: A kinglike chief among the luminous beings who summons Princess Moonlight
and explains her earthly stay.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Imperial warriors
description: Two thousand armed warriors sent by the Emperor to guard the house.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: moon-origin figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Princess Moonlight says she came from the moon and must return there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: foster-child
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: She has been raised by the bamboo-cutter and his wife during her earthly
life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: departing beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Emperor loves her, but she refuses earthly marriage and is taken back
to the moon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:11
- id: role:4
label: royal suitor and protector
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Emperor sends love poems and later sends guards to prevent her departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: foster-parent protector
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The foster-parents hide Princess Moonlight and wish to keep her from the
moon messengers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: celestial envoy
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: The luminous beings arrive from the moon in a cloud and chariot to fetch
Princess Moonlight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: summoner and explainer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The chief messenger summons Princess Moonlight and explains that she was
sent to earth as punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: armed guard
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The warriors are stationed with bows and arrows to watch the house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: moon
literal_form: the moon / moon-world
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: descending cloud
literal_form: a cloud forming around the moon and rolling earthwards
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: flying chariot
literal_form: a flying chariot in the cloud
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:11
- id: sym:4
label: radiance
literal_form: Princess Moonlight shining in her own radiance
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: bamboo gold
literal_form: gold placed in bamboos
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: embroidered outer garment
literal_form: Princess Moonlight's embroidered outer garment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:7
label: bamboo
literal_form: bamboos containing gold
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Earthly love and refusal
summary: The Emperor leaves Princess Moonlight sadly, continues to love her, and
exchanges poems with her, while she refuses to marry anyone on earth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Moon-origin revealed
summary: Princess Moonlight weeps while gazing at the moon and tells the bamboo-cutter
that she came from the moon and must soon return there.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Attempted protection
summary: The bamboo-cutter and the Emperor arrange to prevent the moon envoys from
taking Princess Moonlight by hiding her and stationing armed guards, though she
says this will be useless.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Descent of the moon envoys
summary: A cloud descends from the moon to the house, containing a flying chariot
and luminous beings led by a kinglike chief.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Summons and return
summary: The chief messenger announces that Princess Moonlight must return to the
moon, summons her, and leads her to the chariot after the room opens by itself.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:6
label: Parting gift
summary: Princess Moonlight comforts the bamboo-cutter, tells him to remember her
when looking at the moon, and gives him her embroidered outer garment after he
is denied permission to accompany her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: celestial woman returns to her otherworldly home
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- ascent
- divine_beloved
basis: Princess Moonlight is loved on earth but says she belongs to the moon and
is taken back by moon envoys in a flying chariot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes return to the moon but does not include the final
ascent beyond placement in the chariot within this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: miraculous foster-child from another world
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
- divine_parent_child
basis: Princess Moonlight was raised on earth by foster-parents but says her parents
and proper world are on the moon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This excerpt references her origin and fosterage but does not include
her initial discovery or birth.
- id: motif:3
label: human efforts fail against celestial summons
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The Emperor's warriors and the foster-parents' precautions are described
as powerless against the moon people's purpose.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames the summons as the result of prior punishment, but
the details of the fault are not given.
- id: motif:4
label: otherworldly gift or keepsake at departure
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Princess Moonlight gives the bamboo-cutter her embroidered outer garment
as a keepsake when departing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage identifies the garment as a keepsake, not explicitly as sacred
or magical.
- id: motif:5
label: supernatural reward hidden in bamboo
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The chief messenger says the moon beings rewarded the bamboo-cutter by putting
gold in the bamboos for him to find.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The reward is stated retrospectively and the earlier discovery is outside
this excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2952-2960
quote_or_summary: The Emperor leaves sadly, regards Princess Moonlight as uniquely
beautiful, sends love poems, and receives verses saying she can never marry anyone
on earth.
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: 2961-2967
quote_or_summary: Princess Moonlight sits on her balcony night after night gazing
at the moon in deep sadness and tears.
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: 2968-2977
quote_or_summary: Princess Moonlight says she came from the moon, will be fetched
on the fifteenth day of August, has parents there, and has forgotten them and
the moon-world during her earthly life.
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: 2983-2991
quote_or_summary: The bamboo-cutter tells imperial messengers the report is true
and says he intends to make prisoners of the moon envoys to prevent the Princess
from being carried back.
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: 2992-2998
quote_or_summary: The Emperor sends two thousand warriors to guard the house, half
on the roof and half around the entrances, and the foster-parents hide Princess
Moonlight in an inner room.
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: 2999-3008
quote_or_summary: The old man orders everyone to keep watch; Princess Moonlight
says the measures will be useless when her people come and expresses sorrow at
leaving her foster-parents.
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: 3009-3019
quote_or_summary: Under the harvest moon, near dawn, a cloud forms around the moon
and descends toward the house.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 3020-3025
quote_or_summary: The cloud obscures the sky and hovers near the ground; in it is
a flying chariot with luminous beings, including a kinglike chief who calls to
the old man.
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: 3026-3034
quote_or_summary: The chief messenger says Princess Moonlight must return to the
moon, had been sent to earth as punishment for a grave fault, and that the moon
beings rewarded the bamboo-cutter by putting gold in the bamboos.
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: 3035-3044
quote_or_summary: The bamboo-cutter denies that his foster-daughter could be the
one sought; the messenger summons Princess Moonlight, and her room screens open
of their own accord, revealing her shining radiance.
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: 3045-3052
quote_or_summary: The messenger leads Princess Moonlight to the chariot; she comforts
the old man and tells him to think of her when looking at the moon.
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: 3053-3060
quote_or_summary: The bamboo-cutter asks to accompany Princess Moonlight but is
not allowed; she gives him her embroidered outer garment as a keepsake.
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: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels use available
taxonomy where directly supported; comparison claims are omitted because the passage
itself does not support cross-text or historical 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: |-
No comparison claims added; the passage supports internal motif candidates but not external comparative claims.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg__l2952-l3060
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