batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l5403-l5452
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record_id: batch.motif.japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg-l5403-l5452
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/japanese/project-gutenberg/japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki.md
passage_locator:
label: 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 / THE QUARREL OF THE
MONKEY AND THE CRAB; lines 5403-5452
start: '5403'
end: '5452'
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 monkey is welcomed by the crab’s family, feasted, and then left in
a tea-ceremony room. Hidden allies of the crab attack him in sequence: a chestnut
from the fireplace, a bee from outside the screens, and a stone mortar from above
the gate. Immobilized, the monkey is confronted by the young crab, who names the
monkey as his father’s murderer and cuts off his head, avenging his father’s death.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The monkey is received by members of the crab’s family and relatives and treated
as the guest of honor at a feast.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: After the feast, the monkey is taken to a tea-ceremony room and left waiting
there by the young crab.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The monkey approaches the charcoal fireplace to pour hot water from a boiling
kettle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: A chestnut hidden in the fireplace bursts from the ashes and strikes the monkey
in the neck.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A bee hidden outside the screens flies out and stings the monkey on the cheek.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: A stone mortar hidden with stones on top of the gate falls onto the monkey’s
head as he runs underneath.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The monkey lies crushed, in pain, and unable to get up.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The young crab confronts the monkey about the murder of his father.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The monkey denies responsibility by blaming the crab’s father and is described
as unrepentant.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The young crab cuts off the monkey’s head with his claws.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The narration states that the monkey received punishment and that the young
crab avenged his father’s death.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: the monkey
description: Guest at the feast who is attacked, confronted as the murderer of the
young crab’s father, and killed.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the young crab
description: Young chief mourner who receives the monkey, later confronts him and
cuts off his head.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the crab’s family and relatives
description: Group waiting to receive and welcome the monkey and lead him to a hall.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the chestnut
description: One of the crab’s friends, hidden in the fireplace, who bursts from
the ashes and hits the monkey in the neck.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the bee
description: A being hidden outside the screens who stings the monkey on the cheek.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the stone mortar
description: A mortar hidden with several stones on top of the crab’s gate that
falls on the monkey’s head.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: several other stones
description: Stones hidden with the stone mortar on top of the crab’s gate and falling
with it.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: honored guest turned target
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The monkey is entertained as guest of honor, then attacked in the tea room
and at the gate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: avenging child
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The young crab identifies the monkey as his father’s murderer and kills him,
with the narration calling it vengeance for the father’s death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: host or mourner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: The crab’s family welcomes the monkey, and the young crab is called the young
chief mourner who receives him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: hidden attackers allied with the crab
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The chestnut is named as one of the crab’s friends; the chestnut, bee, mortar,
and stones are all concealed before attacking the monkey in sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: father’s murderer and punished offender
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The young crab says the monkey murdered his father, and the narration calls
the monkey wicked and punished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: charcoal fireplace
literal_form: charcoal fireplace with ashes and boiling kettle
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: hot water kettle
literal_form: kettle boiling in the fireplace
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: screens
literal_form: screens outside which the bee hides
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: gate
literal_form: top of the crab’s gate
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: stone mortar
literal_form: stone mortar falling from above
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: claw scissors
literal_form: young crab’s great claw scissors or pitcher claws
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: persimmon seed
literal_form: persimmon-seed named in the closing formula of the story
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Reception and feast
summary: The crab’s family and the young chief mourner welcome the monkey, exchange
condolences and thanks, and feast with him as guest of honor.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Waiting in the tea room
summary: The young crab conducts the monkey to the tea-ceremony room and leaves
him; after waiting, the monkey becomes thirsty and approaches the fireplace.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Chestnut attack
summary: The chestnut, hidden in the ashes of the fireplace, bursts out and burns
or strikes the monkey’s neck.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Bee attack
summary: As the monkey runs from the room, the bee emerges from outside the screens
and stings his cheek.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Mortar attack at the gate
summary: The stone mortar and stones fall from the top of the crab’s gate onto the
monkey’s head, leaving him crushed and unable to rise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Confrontation and vengeance
summary: The young crab confronts the monkey about his father’s murder; after the
monkey gives an unrepentant reply, the crab cuts off his head.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: avenging a murdered parent
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The young crab explicitly identifies the monkey as his father’s murderer
and kills him; the narration states that the young crab avenged his father’s death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the revenge act but not the earlier murder episode in
this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: lured guest ambushed by hidden allies
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The monkey is first honored with hospitality, then left in the tea room and
attacked by concealed allies in a planned sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explicitly state the full plan in advance; the pattern
is inferred from the sequence of concealed attackers.
- id: motif:3
label: successive animal and object helpers punish offender
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A chestnut, a bee, and a stone mortar with stones each attack the monkey
before the young crab completes the punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names the chestnut as one of the crab’s friends but does not
explicitly call every attacker a helper.
- id: motif:4
label: retributive punishment of an unrepentant wrongdoer
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The monkey is accused of murder, responds by denying responsibility, and
is killed; the narrator calls the punishment well-merited.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a broad narrative pattern rather than a specific taxonomy-linked
motif in the supplied list.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 5403-5410
quote_or_summary: The crab’s family and relatives welcome the monkey, exchange formalities,
and entertain him at a feast as guest of honor.
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: 5411-5420
quote_or_summary: After the feast, the monkey is taken to the tea-ceremony room
by the young crab, left there, and grows impatient and thirsty while waiting.
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: 5421-5427
quote_or_summary: The monkey approaches the charcoal fireplace and boiling kettle;
a chestnut hidden in the ashes bursts out and hits him in the neck.
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: 5428-5432
quote_or_summary: The bee, hidden outside the screens, flies out and stings the
monkey on the cheek as he runs away in pain and rage.
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: 5433-5440
quote_or_summary: The stone mortar and other stones are hidden on top of the crab’s
gate and fall on the monkey’s head, leaving him crushed and unable to get up.
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: 5440-5450
quote_or_summary: The young crab confronts the helpless monkey about murdering his
father; the monkey blames the father; the crab cuts off the monkey’s head, and
the narration states that the father’s death is avenged.
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: 5451-5452
quote_or_summary: The passage closes by naming the story as that of the monkey,
the crab, and the persimmon-seed.
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: Literal sequence and figures are clear in the passage. Motif labels are descriptive
and not tied to supplied taxonomy families except for the literal fire symbol;
no comparison claims are made because the excerpt itself does not support cross-text
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata; interpretations are limited to descriptive motif candidates supported by the passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:japanese-fairy-tales-ozaki-gutenberg__l5403-l5452
passage_sha256=e355c3235869814a96c181f4c8933c93c5a04921950d8622233a4e80889ddd16