batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l127-l164
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l127-l164
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
passage_locator:
label: XV THE FOOLHARDY WOLF / XVI THE STOLEN PLOW / XVII THE LION IN BAD COMPANY
/ XVIII THE WISE GOAT AND THE WOLF; lines 127-164
start: '127'
end: '164'
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 contents list enumerates eighteen numbered tale titles, including titles
about monkeys, fish, wolves, other animals, a bowman, a stolen plow, a lion in
bad company, and a wise goat with a wolf.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is a contents list with eighteen numbered tale titles.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Many titles name animal figures, including monkeys, fishes, wolves, rats,
a woodpecker, a turtle, a deer, a goose, a lion, otters, hawks, and a goat.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Several titles attach evaluative attributes to figures, including tricky,
stupid, cunning, penny-wise, brave, foolhardy, and wise.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: One title names a monkey saving his troop.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: One title names a stolen plow.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: One title names a lion in bad company.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: One title names a wise goat and a wolf.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: girl monkey
description: Animal figure named in the title “The Girl Monkey and the String of
Pearls.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: three fishes
description: Group of fish named in the title “The Three Fishes.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: tricky wolf
description: Wolf described as tricky in the title “The Tricky Wolf and the Rats.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: rats
description: Animal group named in the title “The Tricky Wolf and the Rats.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: woodpecker
description: Animal figure named in titles involving the turtle, deer, and lion.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: turtle
description: Animal figure named in the title “The Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: deer
description: Animal figure named in the title “The Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: golden goose
description: Goose described as golden in the title “The Golden Goose.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: stupid monkeys
description: Monkey group described as stupid in the title “The Stupid Monkeys.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: cunning wolf
description: Wolf described as cunning in the title “The Cunning Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: penny-wise monkey
description: Monkey described as penny-wise in the title “The Penny-Wise Monkey.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: lion
description: Lion named in the title “The Woodpecker and the Lion.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: otters
description: Animal group named in the title “The Otters and the Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: wolf with the otters
description: Wolf named in the title “The Otters and the Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: monkey who saved his troop
description: Monkey named in the title “How the Monkey Saved His Troop.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: monkey troop
description: Troop named as saved in the title “How the Monkey Saved His Troop.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: hawks
description: Animal group named in the title “The Hawks and Their Friends.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: friends of the hawks
description: Companions named in the title “The Hawks and Their Friends.”
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: brave little bowman
description: Human figure described as brave and little in the title “The Brave
Little Bowman.”
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: foolhardy wolf
description: Wolf described as foolhardy in the title “The Foolhardy Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: lion in bad company
description: Lion named as being in bad company in the title “The Lion in Bad Company.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: wise goat
description: Goat described as wise in the title “The Wise Goat and the Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: wolf with the wise goat
description: Wolf named with the wise goat in the title “The Wise Goat and the Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: animal figure in title
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
basis: The contents list names these beings as animal figures in tale titles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: human figure in title
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: The title “The Brave Little Bowman” names a bowman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: collective or plural figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:9
- fig:13
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
basis: These labels are plural or collective in the titles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: evaluatively described title figure
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:22
basis: The titles attach descriptive attributes such as tricky, golden, stupid,
cunning, penny-wise, brave, foolhardy, and wise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: savior of a group
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: The title states that the monkey saved his troop.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: string of pearls
literal_form: string of pearls
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: red-bud tree
literal_form: red-bud tree
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: plow
literal_form: plow
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Contents enumeration
summary: The passage lists the tale titles in numbered order from I to XVIII.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wisdom and folly among animal figures
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The titles include evaluative animal labels such as wise goat, foolhardy
wolf, stupid monkeys, cunning wolf, tricky wolf, and penny-wise monkey.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: Only the titles are present; no narrative actions or outcomes are given.
- id: motif:2
label: tricky or cunning animal figure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Two wolf titles describe the wolf as tricky or cunning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives titles only and does not show the wolf’s actions.
- id: motif:3
label: stolen object
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The title “The Stolen Plow” names a plow as stolen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The plow is not described as sacred, and the title provides no details
about the theft.
- id: motif:4
label: saving a troop or group
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The title “How the Monkey Saved His Troop” states that a monkey saved his
troop.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage provides only the title, not the circumstances of the rescue.
- id: motif:5
label: bad companionship
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The title “The Lion in Bad Company” names a lion in a negative social association.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not identify the company or describe its effects.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 127-164
quote_or_summary: 'The contents list includes eighteen titles: The Girl Monkey and
the String of Pearls; The Three Fishes; The Tricky Wolf and the Rats; The Woodpecker,
Turtle, and Deer; The Golden Goose; The Stupid Monkeys; The Cunning Wolf; The
Penny-Wise Monkey; The Red-Bud Tree; The Woodpecker and the Lion; The Otters and
the Wolf; How the Monkey Saved His Troop; The Hawks and Their Friends; The Brave
Little Bowman; The Foolhardy Wolf; The Stolen Plow; The Lion in Bad Company; The
Wise Goat and the Wolf.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 127-164, title XII
quote_or_summary: XII HOW THE MONKEY SAVED HIS TROOP
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 127-164, title XVI
quote_or_summary: XVI THE STOLEN PLOW
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 127-164, title XVII
quote_or_summary: XVII THE LION IN BAD COMPANY
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 127-164, title XVIII
quote_or_summary: XVIII THE WISE GOAT AND THE WOLF
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 127-164, title XV
quote_or_summary: XV THE FOOLHARDY WOLF
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The extraction is based on a contents list, not narrative passages. Figures
and motifs are therefore inferred only from titles and require human review.
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 passage itself does not support cross-textual or historical comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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