batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l4941-l5079
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record_id: batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l4941-l5079
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
passage_locator:
label: THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER
/ THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER / THE JELLY FISH
AND THE MONKEY; lines 4941-5079
start: '4941'
end: '5079'
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 Dragon King's chief steward instructs the jelly fish to befriend and
lure a monkey from Monkey Island to the Dragon King's Palace by praising its wonders.
The jelly fish travels to the island, flatters the monkey, describes the sea palace
and coral garden, and offers to carry the monkey across the water. Midway, the
jelly fish asks whether the monkey has his liver and then reveals that the Dragon
Queen is ill and that a live monkey's liver is needed to cure her. The monkey
is frightened but conceals his fear and begins thinking of a way to escape.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The chief steward tells the jelly fish to approach Monkey Island, become friendly
with a monkey, and invite him to see the Dragon King's Palace.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The jelly fish questions how he can bring the monkey because monkeys do not
swim, and the steward tells him to carry the monkey on his back.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The jelly fish swims to Monkey Island and sees a live monkey in a pine-tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states that in ancient days the jelly fish had four legs and a
hard shell like a tortoise.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The jelly fish identifies himself as kurage, a servant of the Dragon King.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The jelly fish praises the Dragon King's Palace, its garden, coral trees,
and jewel-like fruits; the monkey becomes increasingly interested and descends
the tree.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The monkey says he cannot swim, and the jelly fish offers to carry him on
his back across the water.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The jelly fish carries the monkey over the waves toward the Dragon King's
Palace.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Half-way across, the jelly fish asks whether the monkey has his liver with
him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The jelly fish reveals that the Dragon Queen is ill, the doctor prescribed
the liver of a live monkey, and the Dragon King sent him to find one.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The monkey is horrified and angry but hides his fear and begins planning an
escape.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: chief steward
description: A wily steward serving the Dragon King who instructs the jelly fish
how to lure a monkey.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: jelly fish / kurage
description: A servant of the Dragon King; in the passage's ancient setting he has
four legs and a hard shell like a tortoise, and he carries the monkey over the
sea.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: monkey
description: A live monkey found in a pine-tree on Monkey Island; he is lured by
descriptions of the sea palace and later learns his liver is wanted.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Dragon King
description: The ruler whose palace is described and who sent the jelly fish to
find a live monkey for the Dragon Queen's cure.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Dragon Queen
description: The ill queen whose cure is said to require the liver of a live monkey.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: doctor
description: The doctor who is said to have declared that only the liver of a live
monkey would cure the Dragon Queen.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: deceptive planner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The steward gives the plan for befriending and enticing a monkey to the palace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: reluctant envoy
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The jelly fish questions the mission and then agrees to do his best for the
Dragon King.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: carrier across water
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The jelly fish offers to carry the monkey and travels through the waves with
the monkey on his back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: intended victim
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The jelly fish reveals that the monkey's liver is wanted to cure the Dragon
Queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: clever animal seeking escape
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The monkey hides his fear and thinks of a way to escape.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: royal sender
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The jelly fish says the Dragon King sent him to find a live monkey.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: ill royal patient
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Dragon Queen is described as ill and needing a cure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: prescriber of cure
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The doctor is said to prescribe a live monkey's liver as the cure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: water crossing
literal_form: sea water between Monkey Island and the Dragon King's Palace
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: pine-tree
literal_form: a big pine-tree with drooping branches on Monkey Island
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: coral garden trees
literal_form: curious trees of white, pink and red coral with jewel-like fruits
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: liver
literal_form: the liver of a live monkey wanted as medicine for the Dragon Queen
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: Dragon King's Palace
literal_form: the sea palace described as beautiful and grand
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Steward gives the mission
summary: The chief steward instructs the jelly fish to befriend a monkey, excite
his curiosity about the Dragon King's Palace, and carry him there on his back.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Jelly fish reaches Monkey Island
summary: The jelly fish swims to Monkey Island and finds a monkey sitting in a pine-tree.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Enticement through palace description
summary: The jelly fish presents himself as a servant of the Dragon King and praises
the sea palace, coral trees, and jewel-like fruits until the monkey becomes interested.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Carrying the monkey across the sea
summary: The monkey accepts the journey despite being unable to swim, and the jelly
fish carries him across the water toward the palace.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Revelation of the liver plot
summary: Midway across, the jelly fish asks about the monkey's liver and reveals
that the Dragon Queen's cure requires the liver of a live monkey.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Monkey conceals fear and plans
summary: The monkey is horrified by the plan but hides his fear and begins thinking
of an escape.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: animal lured across a boundary by deceptive invitation
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: The steward directs the jelly fish to lure the monkey from his island to
the sea palace by praising its wonders, and the jelly fish carries him over the
sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage segment contains the deception and boundary crossing, but
not the full outcome of the episode.
- id: motif:2
label: clever animal threatened with death plans escape
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: After learning that his liver is wanted, the monkey hides his fear and starts
thinking of a way to escape.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The actual escape strategy is only beginning in this passage and is not
completed within the supplied lines.
- id: motif:3
label: healing requires a victim's organ
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The doctor is said to require the liver of a live monkey to cure the Dragon
Queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: low
cautions: The passage frames the organ-taking as a cure, not as a formal ritual
sacrifice; taxonomy fit is approximate.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4941-4966
quote_or_summary: The chief steward tells the jelly fish to befriend a monkey, praise
the Dragon King's Palace and sea wonders, and carry the monkey on his back because
monkeys do not swim.
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 4967-4986
quote_or_summary: The jelly fish swims to Monkey Island, sees a monkey in a big
pine-tree, and the passage notes that ancient jelly fish had four legs and a hard
shell like a tortoise.
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 4987-5018
quote_or_summary: The jelly fish introduces himself as kurage, servant of the Dragon
King, and describes the palace, sea garden, coral trees, and jewel-like fruits
until the monkey descends the tree while listening.
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 5019-5042
quote_or_summary: The jelly fish invites the monkey to visit the palace, offers
to carry him because he cannot swim, and skims through the waves with the monkey
on his 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: lines 5043-5064
quote_or_summary: Half-way across, the jelly fish asks whether the monkey has his
liver, then explains that the Dragon Queen is ill and that a doctor said only
a live monkey's liver would cure 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 5065-5079
quote_or_summary: The monkey is horrified and angry at the trick, trembles with
fear, but conceals it and begins thinking of an escape before speaking cheerfully
to the jelly fish.
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: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are candidate
classifications from the available taxonomy and require human review, especially
where the passage segment ends before the escape is completed.
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 were added because the supplied passage does not itself make an explicit comparison to another text, tradition, or motif family beyond candidate taxonomy classification.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg__l4941-l5079
passage_sha256=14330a14dae689feddaac437f23ed3b5220077c663f329ae527369d5f65ef5db