batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l1241-l1305
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l1241-l1305
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
passage_locator:
label: THE BRAVE LITTLE BOWMAN / THE FOOLHARDY WOLF / THE STOLEN PLOW / THE LION
IN BAD COMPANY; lines 1241-1305
start: '1241'
end: '1305'
translation: More Jataka Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A young Lion befriends a Wolf despite parental warnings. Encouraged by
the Wolf, the Lion begins killing the king’s ponies. After repeated losses, the
king stations a skilled archer, who shoots the Lion; the Wolf abandons him and
returns to the woods, and the Lion dies.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A young Lion encounters a Wolf who asks to live in the Lion's den and offers
to work for him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The young Lion had been warned by his father and mother not to make friends
with any Wolf.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The Wolf calls the Lion "Great Lion," and the Lion concludes that this Wolf
is not like other wolves.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Lion's father objects to the Wolf staying in the den, but the young Lion
disregards him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The Wolf suggests taking horse-meat, identifying small ponies on the river
bank.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The young Lion catches a small pony while the ponies are bathing and carries
it back to the den.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The Lion's father warns that the ponies belong to the king and that lions
who eat the king's ponies do not live long.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The young Lion continues catching and killing pony after pony.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: The king first orders a tank built inside the town and then orders the ponies
kept in stables, but the Lion continues killing them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The king calls a highly skilled archer and orders him to wait in a tower on
the wall to shoot the Lion.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: The Wolf remains outside the wall while the Lion enters, kills a pony, and
is shot by the archer.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: After the Lion says he has been shot, the Wolf decides to return to his old
home in the woods.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: The Lion falls down dead.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: young Lion
description: A young Lion who brings the Wolf to his den, kills the king's ponies,
is shot by the archer, and dies.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Wolf
description: A Wolf who asks to live with the Lion, flatters him, suggests taking
horse-meat, waits outside the wall, and leaves after the Lion is shot.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Lion's father
description: An old Lion who warns his son against the Wolf's presence and against
eating the king's ponies.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lion's mother
description: The young Lion's mother, named as one of the parents who warned him
not to make friends with wolves.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: king
description: The ruler whose ponies are killed and who orders protective measures
and then summons an archer.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: archer
description: A skilled archer called by the king, stationed in a tower, who shoots
the Lion.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: ponies
description: Small ponies belonging to the king; they are killed by the Lion at
the river, tank, and stables.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: disobedient young predator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The young Lion ignores parental and paternal warnings and continues killing
the king's ponies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: victim of royal punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The king's archer shoots the Lion after repeated pony killings, and the Lion
dies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: role:3
label: flattering companion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Wolf calls the Lion "Great Lion" and is accepted despite warnings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: abandoning associate
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Wolf waits outside the wall and leaves for the woods after the Lion is
shot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:5
label: parental adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The parents warn the young Lion not to befriend wolves; the father also warns
against taking the king's ponies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: owner and ruler seeking protection of property
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The king owns the ponies and orders measures to protect them, then commands
the archer to shoot the Lion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: royal archer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The archer is summoned by the king, waits in the tower, and shoots the Lion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: royal prey animals
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The ponies belong to the king and are repeatedly killed by the Lion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: den
literal_form: Lion's den
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: river bank
literal_form: river bank where ponies bathe
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: town tank
literal_form: tank inside the town
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: wall and tower
literal_form: town wall and tower where the archer waits
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: arrow
literal_form: arrow shot by the archer
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: king's ponies
literal_form: ponies belonging to the king
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Wolf accepted into the Lion's den
summary: The Wolf asks to live with the young Lion; despite parental warnings, the
Lion accepts him and brings him to the den.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Pony hunting begins
summary: The Wolf suggests horse-meat, and the young Lion catches a pony bathing
at the river bank.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Warnings and repeated killings
summary: The father warns that the ponies belong to the king, but the young Lion
keeps killing them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Royal countermeasures fail
summary: The king has the ponies moved from river to town tank and then to stables,
but the Lion continues to kill them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Archer shoots the Lion
summary: The king stations a skilled archer in a tower; the Wolf waits outside while
the Lion enters, kills a pony, and is shot.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:6
label: Wolf abandons the dying Lion
summary: After the Lion says he has been shot, the Wolf leaves for the woods, and
the Lion dies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Ignoring wise parental counsel leads to destruction
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The young Lion is warned by his parents and later by his father, but he disregards
the warnings and dies after continuing the dangerous behavior.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage presents practical counsel
rather than an abstract wisdom teaching.
- id: motif:2
label: Bad company leads a stronger figure into danger
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Wolf flatters the Lion, encourages him to take horse-meat, and the Lion's
ensuing actions bring about his death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:10
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explicitly state a moral beyond the narrative title
and events.
- id: motif:3
label: False companion abandons ally in crisis
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Wolf waits outside the wall and leaves for his old home after the Lion
is shot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The Wolf's abandonment is explicit, but the passage gives only his practical
reasoning, not a stated ethical judgment.
- id: motif:4
label: Royal property violation punished by a king's agent
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Lion repeatedly kills ponies belonging to the king; the king summons
an archer who shoots him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an extracted narrative pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy
motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1241-1247
quote_or_summary: A young Lion meets a Wolf, who cannot escape and asks to live
in the Lion's den while working for him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1248-1254
quote_or_summary: The young Lion had been told by his father and mother not to make
friends with wolves, but accepts this Wolf after the Wolf calls him "Great Lion."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief quote included from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1255-1259
quote_or_summary: The Lion's father dislikes having the Wolf there, but the young
Lion thinks he knows better, so the Wolf remains in the den.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1260-1266
quote_or_summary: The Wolf says they have not eaten horse-meat and points out small
ponies on the river bank.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1267-1270
quote_or_summary: The young Lion and Wolf go to the river bank while ponies are
bathing; the Lion catches a small pony and carries it to the den.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1271-1276
quote_or_summary: The father warns that the ponies belong to the king, who has many
skilled archers, and tells his son not to take another pony.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1277-1279
quote_or_summary: The young Lion likes horse-meat and catches and kills pony after
pony.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 1280-1288
quote_or_summary: The king hears of the killings and orders a tank built inside
the town, then orders the ponies kept in stables; the Lion still kills them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 1289-1295
quote_or_summary: The king calls an archer who shoots like lightning and tells him
to wait in a tower on the wall to shoot the Lion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 1296-1301
quote_or_summary: The Lion and Wolf come to the wall; the Wolf waits outside, the
Lion springs over, kills a pony, and the archer shoots an arrow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 1302-1304
quote_or_summary: The Lion says he is shot; the Wolf decides the Lion will soon
die and returns to his old home in the woods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: line 1305
quote_or_summary: The Lion falls down dead.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Narrative events are explicit. Motif labels are inferred from the passage's
repeated warnings, title, and outcome; no passage-internal comparative claims
are present.
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. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-textual comparison.
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