batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l1582-l1626
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l1582-l1626
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
passage_locator:
label: XVIII / THE WISE GOAT AND THE WOLF / PRINCE WICKED AND THE GRATEFUL ANIMALS
/ BEAUTY AND BROWNIE; lines 1582-1626
start: '1582'
end: '1626'
translation: More Jataka Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Two deer, Beauty and Brownie, are warned by their father to take their
herds to the high hills while crops ripen, traveling only at night and avoiding
villages because hunters trap and kill deer. Beauty follows the instructions and
preserves his herd; Brownie disregards them, travels by day near villages, and
loses most of his herd to hunters before returning to the forest.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Beauty and Brownie are two deer living with their parents and large deer herds
in a forest.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Their father says deer are in danger when corn ripens because men set traps
in the fields.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The father instructs Beauty and Brownie to lead their herds to the high hills
until the crops are cut.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The father instructs them to travel at night and avoid villages where hunters
live.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Beauty travels at night, avoids villages, and brings his herd safely to the
high hills without losing any deer.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Brownie forgets the father’s instructions, travels by day, and leads his herd
past villages.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Hunters see Brownie’s herd and kill many deer.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: After the crops are cut, the deer return to the forest; Beauty brings all
his herd back, while Brownie again travels by day past villages and returns with
only a few deer left.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Beauty
description: A deer who leads his herd according to his father’s instructions and
loses none of them.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Brownie
description: A deer who forgets his father’s instructions, travels by day near villages,
and loses most of his herd.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Father deer
description: The father of Beauty and Brownie, who warns them about traps and hunters
and gives travel instructions.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Mother deer and old deer
description: The mother and some older deer remain in the forest while the younger
deer and herds go away.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Beauty’s herd
description: The herd led by Beauty, brought safely to the hills and back to the
forest.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Brownie’s herd
description: The herd led by Brownie, many of whom are killed by hunters during
travel.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Hunters / men
description: People who set traps in fields and kill many deer when Brownie leads
his herd past villages.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: warning elder
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The father identifies the seasonal danger and gives specific protective instructions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: obedient prudent leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Beauty follows the instructions about night travel and avoiding villages,
preserving his herd.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: negligent or foolish leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Brownie forgets the instructions, travels by day near villages, and loses
many deer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: human threat
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Men set traps in fields, and hunters kill many deer when they see Brownie’s
herd.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: dependent herd
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Each deer leads a herd whose safety depends on the leader’s conduct.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: forest home
literal_form: forest
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: fields with ripening corn and traps
literal_form: corn fields and traps
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: high hills as place of safety and food
literal_form: high hills
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: night travel as safe conduct
literal_form: travel by night
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: villages as hunter danger
literal_form: villages where hunters live
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Father warns and instructs the two deer
summary: The father tells Beauty and Brownie that ripening corn brings danger from
traps, and instructs them to take their herds to the high hills, travel by night,
and avoid villages.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: Beauty preserves his herd
summary: Beauty travels at night, avoids villages, reaches the high hills safely,
and loses no deer.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Brownie loses many deer
summary: Brownie travels by day, leads his herd past villages, and hunters repeatedly
see and kill many of the deer.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Return after the crops are cut
summary: After the crops are cut, Beauty returns with all his herd, while Brownie
again travels by day past villages and returns with only a few deer left.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wise obedience to elder counsel preserves the group
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The narrative contrasts Beauty, who follows his father’s counsel and saves
his herd, with Brownie, who forgets the counsel and loses most of his herd.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the contrast in an animal-fable form; broader doctrinal
interpretation is not stated in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: seasonal departure and safe return
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- return
basis: The deer are instructed to leave the forest for the high hills during the
crop season and return after the crops are cut.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The departure and return are practical movements for safety and food,
not explicitly a heroic quest or ritual cycle in the passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1582-1586
quote_or_summary: Beauty and Brownie are two deer living with their father, mother,
and great herds in a forest.
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: summary
locator: lines 1586-1595
quote_or_summary: The father says deer are in danger when corn ripens because men
set traps in the fields and many deer are caught each year.
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:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1596-1606
quote_or_summary: The father says he, the mother, and older deer will stay in the
forest, while Beauty and Brownie must lead their herds to the high hills until
the crops are cut.
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:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1607-1611
quote_or_summary: The father tells them to travel by night so hunters will not see
them, and not to take the herd near villages where hunters live.
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:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1612-1615
quote_or_summary: Beauty travels at night, avoids villages, brings his herd safely
to the high hills, and loses no deer.
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:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1616-1621
quote_or_summary: Brownie forgets the father’s words, travels in the daytime, leads
his herd past villages, and hunters kill many deer from his herd.
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:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1622-1626
quote_or_summary: When crops are cut, the deer return; Beauty brings all his herd
back, while Brownie again travels by day past villages and reaches the forest
with only a few deer left.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The literal sequence and role contrast are explicit. Motif labels are limited
to the supplied taxonomy and remain passage-level candidates.
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 a comparison beyond its internal fable pattern.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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