batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l3899-l4008
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record_id: batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l3899-l4008
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
passage_locator:
label: THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD / THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA / THE SAGACIOUS
MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER; lines 3899-4008
start: '3899'
end: '4008'
translation: Japanese Fairy Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage introduces Hohodemi, called the Happy Hunter of the Mountains,
and his elder brother, the Skillful Fisher of the Sea. The brothers exchange occupations,
but the hunter fails at fishing, loses his brother’s prized hook, and cannot satisfy
his brother with replacement hooks made from his sword.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Japan is said to be governed by Hohodemi, the fourth Mikoto in descent from
Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hohodemi is described as handsome, strong, brave, and famous as the greatest
hunter in the land.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Hohodemi is called Yama-sachi-hiko, translated as the Happy Hunter of the
Mountains.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Hohodemi’s elder brother is a highly skilled fisher called Umi-sachi-hiko,
translated as the Skillful Fisher of the Sea.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The younger brother proposes that the brothers exchange occupations, with
the fisher hunting in the mountains and the hunter fishing in the sea.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The elder brother agrees to take the bow and arrow and go hunting.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The brothers begin trying each other’s occupation, although the passage says
each lacks skill in the other’s work.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The Happy Hunter takes his brother’s fishing hook and rod to the seashore
and fishes clumsily from the rocks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: After a day without catching fish, the Happy Hunter discovers that he has
lost the hook.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The Skillful Fisher returns from an unsuccessful hunt in a bad temper and
questions his brother on the shore.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: The Skillful Fisher says he will not return the bow and arrow until his own
hook is found and returned.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: The Happy Hunter breaks his beloved sword into pieces and makes five hundred
hooks as replacements.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The Skillful Fisher rejects the replacement hooks and later says even a million
hooks would not be useful unless his original hook is returned.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hohodemi / Yama-sachi-hiko / Happy Hunter of the Mountains
description: Ruler of Japan, fourth Mikoto in descent from Amaterasu, and a famous
hunter who loses his brother’s fishing hook.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Umi-sachi-hiko / Skillful Fisher of the Sea
description: The elder brother of Hohodemi, a skillful fisher who lends his fishing
equipment, tries hunting, and demands the return of his original hook.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
description: Named as the illustrious ancestress from whom Hohodemi descends.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says Japan was governed by Hohodemi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine descendant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hohodemi is described as fourth Mikoto in descent from Amaterasu, the Sun
Goddess.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: younger brother
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Skillful Fisher is identified as Hohodemi’s elder brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: hunter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is named the Happy Hunter of the Mountains and is famous for hunting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: elder brother
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage identifies the Skillful Fisher as Hohodemi’s elder brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: fisher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is named the Skillful Fisher of the Sea and surpasses rivals in fishing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: wronged owner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: His only and much-prized fishing hook is lost, and he refuses substitutes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: divine ancestress
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Amaterasu is named as the Sun Goddess and Hohodemi’s ancestress.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountain
literal_form: mountains and valleys used as the hunter’s sphere
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: sea water
literal_form: sea and seashore where fishing occurs
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: fishing hook
literal_form: the Skillful Fisher’s only, much-prized hook that is lost
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: bow and arrow
literal_form: the Happy Hunter’s hunting gear lent to his brother and withheld after
the hook is lost
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: sword
literal_form: the Happy Hunter’s beloved sword broken into pieces to make replacement
hooks
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: replacement hooks
literal_form: five hundred hooks, then another five hundred hooks, offered in place
of the lost hook
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Introduction of the two brothers and their domains
summary: Hohodemi is introduced as a ruler descended from Amaterasu and as the Happy
Hunter of the Mountains, while his elder brother is introduced as the Skillful
Fisher of the Sea.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Exchange of occupations
summary: The Happy Hunter proposes that each brother try the other’s occupation;
the Skillful Fisher agrees to take the bow and arrow and hunt.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Failed fishing and lost hook
summary: The Happy Hunter fishes clumsily at the seashore, catches nothing, and
discovers at day’s end that the hook is lost.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Angry demand for the original hook
summary: The Skillful Fisher returns from an unsuccessful hunt, learns the hook
is lost, and refuses to return the bow and arrow until the original hook is restored.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Rejected replacement hooks
summary: The Happy Hunter makes hundreds of hooks from his sword and offers them
as replacements, but the Skillful Fisher rejects them and demands his own hook.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: brothers with paired domains and occupations
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
- duality
basis: 'The passage sets up two brothers with contrasted spheres: mountains and
hunting for the younger brother, sea and fishing for the elder brother.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents contrasting brothers, but the broader narrative outcome
is not included in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: divine descent supporting rulership
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Hohodemi’s rule over Japan is linked to descent from Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt states descent and rule but does not elaborate a formal legitimacy
doctrine.
- id: motif:3
label: failed exchange of roles or tools
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The brothers exchange occupations and tools; the borrowed hook is lost, and
replacement objects are refused.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is explicit, but the passage does not call the objects sacred;
the taxonomy match is functional rather than stated.
- id: motif:4
label: irreplaceable lost object
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Skillful Fisher refuses hundreds of replacement hooks and demands the
return of the original hook.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly names this motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3899-3906
quote_or_summary: Hohodemi governs Japan, is fourth Mikoto in descent from Amaterasu,
and is described as handsome, strong, brave, and the greatest hunter, called the
Happy Hunter of the Mountains.
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 3908-3913
quote_or_summary: Hohodemi’s elder brother is a surpassingly skillful fisher called
the Skillful Fisher of the Sea, and the brothers pursue their respective occupations
happily.
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 3915-3927
quote_or_summary: 'The Happy Hunter proposes that the brothers change occupations:
the elder brother should hunt in the mountains while he fishes in the sea.'
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 3929-3941
quote_or_summary: The Skillful Fisher agrees to take the bow and arrow and hunt;
the brothers try each other’s occupation, though the narrator says each lacks
the other’s skill.
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 3943-3953
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter takes the fishing hook and rod to the seashore,
sits on the rocks, baits the hook, casts clumsily, and catches nothing.
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 3955-3964
quote_or_summary: After fishing all day without success, the Happy Hunter draws
up the line and finds he has lost the hook; he worries because it is his brother’s
only valued hook.
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 3964-3991
quote_or_summary: The Skillful Fisher returns from failed hunting in a bad temper,
learns of the lost hook, rebukes his brother, and says he will not return the
bow and arrow until his own hook is found.
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: lines 3993-4002
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter searches unsuccessfully, then breaks his beloved
sword into pieces, makes five hundred hooks, and offers them to his brother, who
refuses.
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 4004-4008
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter makes another five hundred hooks, but the Skillful
Fisher says even a million hooks are useless unless the original hook is returned.
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: Literal extraction is based only on the provided excerpt. Motif candidates
are limited to patterns visible within the excerpt and supplied taxonomy references;
no broader comparative claims are made.
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 excerpt itself does not provide an explicit comparison to another text, tradition, or motif family beyond candidate motif classification.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg__l3899-l4008
passage_sha256=a1a1a3c7e46a3dd025f60db7752c035bad6bf2990c1d45eea49826d493b4187c