batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l4436-l4526
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record_id: batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l4436-l4526
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 4436-4526
start: '4436'
end: '4526'
translation: Japanese Fairy Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Ryn Jin gives the Happy Hunter two tide jewels and sends him home from
the sea realm on a great crocodile. The Happy Hunter returns the lost hook to
his brother, the Skillful Fisher, who has usurped his place and later tries to
kill him. The Happy Hunter uses the flood jewel to bring in the sea and the ebb
jewel to make it recede, frightening his brother into repentance. The brothers
make peace, the Skillful Fisher restores the Happy Hunter's rights, and the Happy
Hunter rules peacefully while treasuring the jewels from the Dragon King of the
Sea.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Ryn Jin shows the Happy Hunter how to use two talismans and gives them to
him before his departure.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The two talismans are named the Jewel of the Flood Tide and the Jewel of the
Ebbing Tide.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Happy Hunter leaves the sea palace after farewells from the Sea King,
two princesses, and the palace inhabitants.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: A large crocodile, ordered by the Sea King, carries the Happy Hunter back
to Japan.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Happy Hunter returns the fishing hook to the Skillful Fisher and asks
his brother's forgiveness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The Skillful Fisher had taken his brother's place as ruler and had become
powerful and rich during the Happy Hunter's absence.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Skillful Fisher follows the Happy Hunter in the rice fields with a dagger,
intending to kill him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The Happy Hunter raises the Jewel of the Flood Tide to his forehead, and the
sea rolls over the fields and farms toward his brother.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The Skillful Fisher struggles in the water and asks the Happy Hunter to save
him from drowning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The Happy Hunter raises the Jewel of the Ebb Tide to his forehead, and the
sea withdraws until dry land appears again.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: The Skillful Fisher asks forgiveness, promises to restore his brother's rights,
and swears to treat him as superior.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: The Happy Hunter forgives his brother on condition that he throw his evil
ways into the receding tide.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: After the reconciliation, the Happy Hunter rules his kingdom in peace and
prizes the tide jewels.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The Happy Hunter
description: Younger brother who receives the tide jewels, returns from the sea
realm, uses the jewels, forgives his brother, and rules his kingdom.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ryn Jin / Sea King / Dragon King of the Sea
description: Sea ruler who gives or is associated with the wonderful tide jewels
and orders the crocodile to carry the Happy Hunter back to Japan.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Skillful Fisher
description: Brother of the Happy Hunter who usurps his place, attempts to kill
him, is endangered by the flood, repents, and promises restoration.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Princesses Tayotama and Tamayori
description: Two princesses who come out with the Sea King and palace inhabitants
to say goodbye to the Happy Hunter.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Large crocodile
description: A huge creature eight fathoms long, waiting at the beach to carry the
Happy Hunter back to Japan.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: returning younger brother and rightful ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Happy Hunter returns after three years, receives restoration of his rights,
and later rules his kingdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: role:2
label: sea-ruler donor and host
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Ryn Jin teaches and gives the talismans, and the Sea King arranges the crocodile
transport.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: usurping elder brother and attacker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Skillful Fisher takes his brother's place and later follows him with
a dagger to kill him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: merciful wielder of tide jewels
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Happy Hunter uses the jewels to summon and withdraw the sea, then saves
and forgives his brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:5
label: repentant rival
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: After nearly drowning, the Skillful Fisher asks forgiveness, promises restoration,
and becomes a kind brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: farewell attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The princesses join the Sea King and palace inhabitants in saying goodbye.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: supernatural transport animal
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The crocodile carries the Happy Hunter back to Japan at extraordinary speed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Jewel of the Flood Tide
literal_form: A wonderful gem or talisman used to bring in the sea.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: Jewel of the Ebb Tide
literal_form: A wonderful gem or talisman used to make the sea recede.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: sea and tide
literal_form: The sea rolls in over fields and farms, then runs back until dry land
appears.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: crocodile mount
literal_form: A large crocodile eight fathoms long that carries the Happy Hunter
to Japan.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: returned fishing hook
literal_form: The fishing hook found in the mouth of the tai and returned to the
Skillful Fisher.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: receding tide as place of renunciation
literal_form: The Happy Hunter tells his brother to throw his evil ways into the
receding tide.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: dagger
literal_form: A dagger carried by the Skillful Fisher while following the Happy
Hunter in the rice fields.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Departure from the sea palace
summary: Ryn Jin instructs the Happy Hunter in the use of the two tide jewels and
gives them to him; the Sea King, princesses, and palace inhabitants bid him farewell.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Crocodile journey back to Japan
summary: At the beach, the Happy Hunter finds a huge crocodile sent by the Sea King
and rides it back to his own land.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Return of the hook and hidden hostility
summary: The Happy Hunter returns the lost hook and asks forgiveness, while the
Skillful Fisher, who has usurped his place, pretends forgiveness and plans to
kill him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Flood summoned in the rice fields
summary: When the Skillful Fisher follows him with a dagger, the Happy Hunter raises
the flood jewel and the sea covers the fields until his brother is in danger of
drowning.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Ebb tide rescue and submission
summary: The Happy Hunter uses the ebb jewel to withdraw the sea. The Skillful Fisher
repents, asks forgiveness, promises to restore his brother's rights, and acknowledges
him as superior.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Peaceful reign
summary: The brothers are reconciled, and the Happy Hunter rules in peace while
treasuring the tide jewels given by Ryn Jin.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Return from a sea realm with supernatural gifts
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- sacred_exchange
basis: The Happy Hunter leaves the realm of Ryn Gu with two tide jewels given by
Ryn Jin and returns to Japan by crocodile.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The wider journey to the sea realm occurs before this excerpt; this passage
contains the departure and return phase.
- id: motif:2
label: Magic objects controlling flood and ebb
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Jewel of the Flood Tide brings the sea over fields and farms, while the
Jewel of the Ebb Tide makes the water recede.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available motif-family taxonomy item names tide-controlling talismans;
linked symbols use the available water taxonomy.
- id: motif:3
label: Rival brothers, usurpation, and restoration of rule
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
- royal_legitimacy
- return
basis: The Skillful Fisher usurps his brother's position, attempts to kill him,
then promises to restore his rights and acknowledge him as Lord of all Japan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses brotherly rivalry and rulership language, but dynastic
or ritual details are not supplied here.
- id: motif:4
label: Mercy toward a defeated attacker
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After endangering his attacking brother with the flood, the Happy Hunter
uses the ebb jewel to save him and later forgives him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a narrative pattern observed in the passage, not tied to a specific
supplied taxonomy motif.
- id: motif:5
label: Supernatural animal transport across boundaries
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A huge crocodile sent by the Sea King carries the Happy Hunter from the sea
realm back to Japan at extraordinary speed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes the transport plainly; broader boundary-crossing
significance depends on surrounding narrative context.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 4436-4449
quote_or_summary: Ryn Jin teaches the Happy Hunter how to use the two talismans,
gives him the Jewel of the Flood Tide and Jewel of the Ebbing Tide, and the Sea
King, Tayotama, Tamayori, and palace inhabitants say goodbye as he leaves.
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: 4451-4461
quote_or_summary: At the beach a huge crocodile, eight fathoms long and ordered
by the Sea King, waits and carries the Happy Hunter back to Japan faster than
any steamboat.
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: 4463-4470
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter tells the Skillful Fisher of his safe return,
gives back the fishing hook found in the tai's mouth, and asks his brother's forgiveness.
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: 4472-4480
quote_or_summary: The Skillful Fisher had used the lost hook as an excuse to drive
out his brother, usurped his place as ruler, and became powerful and rich; he
is surprised by the Happy Hunter's return.
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: 4482-4492
quote_or_summary: The Skillful Fisher only pretends forgiveness, hates his brother,
plans to kill him, and follows him in the rice fields with a dagger; the Happy
Hunter decides to use the tide jewels.
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: 4494-4501
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter raises the Jewel of the Flood Tide to his forehead;
the sea rolls over fields and farms, and the Skillful Fisher struggles in the
water and calls for rescue.
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: 4503-4510
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter, moved by his brother's distress, puts away the
flood jewel, raises the Jewel of the Ebb Tide, and the sea runs back until fields,
farms, and dry land appear again.
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: 4512-4521
quote_or_summary: The Skillful Fisher, frightened and impressed, humbles himself,
asks forgiveness, promises to restore his brother's rights, and swears to bow
before him as Lord of all Japan.
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: 4523-4526
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter says he will forgive his brother if he throws
his evil ways into the receding tide; the Skillful Fisher promises, and peace
is made between them.
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: '4526'
quote_or_summary: The Happy Hunter rules without family strife, Japan has peace
for a long time, and he prizes the Jewels of the Flow and Ebb of the Tide given
by Ryn Jin, the Dragon King of the Sea.
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 well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are candidates based only on this excerpt and available taxonomy refs; no passage-supported
cross-tradition comparison claims were added.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Line locators are approximate within the provided range where exact sub-line numbering was not available.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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