batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l166-l262
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l166-l262
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
passage_locator:
label: XIX PRINCE WICKED AND THE GRATEFUL ANIMALS / XX BEAUTY AND BROWNIE / XXI
THE ELEPHANT AND THE DOG / THE GIRL MONKEY AND THE STRING OF PEARLS; lines 166-262
start: '166'
end: '262'
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 king and his family go to a lake in the royal garden. The queen leaves
her string of pearls in a box watched by a servant. A Girl Monkey sees the pearls,
waits until the servant falls asleep, steals them, wears them briefly, and hides
them in a tree. After the theft is reported, the chief guard reasons that no outsider
could have entered and suspects a monkey. He sets out bright glass beads as a
trick. Other monkeys take the beads, and the guilty Girl Monkey reveals the pearls
out of pride. The chief guard catches her and returns the pearls to the king,
who praises him.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The king returns from a walk in the woods and sends his family to the lake
in his garden for a swim.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The queen and her ladies leave their jewels with servants before entering
the lake.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A Girl Monkey watches the queen put a string of pearls into a box from the
branches of a nearby tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The Girl Monkey wants the queen's string of pearls and waits for the servant
guarding it to fall asleep.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: When the servant falls asleep, the Girl Monkey opens the box, takes the pearls,
climbs back into the tree, wears the pearls, and hides them in a hole in the tree.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The servant awakes, finds the pearls missing, and says that a man has run
off with them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The king orders the guards to find the thief.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The chief guard reasons that the pearls were lost inside a guarded garden
and that many monkeys are present there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: The chief guard buys bright-colored glass beads and has guards hang them on
low bushes in the garden after dark.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The next morning, the monkeys take the glass beads, but the Girl Monkey who
stole the pearls stays near the tree-hole where she hid them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: After other monkeys comment that she did not get beads, the Girl Monkey puts
on the queen's pearls, comes down, and boasts that her string is pearls rather
than glass beads.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: The chief guard catches the Girl Monkey and takes her to the king.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: The chief guard explains his reasoning and bead trick to the king, and the
king thanks and praises him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: king
description: The ruler who walks in the woods, sends his family to the lake, orders
the thief found, receives the captured Girl Monkey, and praises the chief guard.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: queen
description: The king's wife, whose string of pearls is placed in a box before she
goes into the lake.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: queen's ladies
description: Women accompanying the queen who leave their jewels with servants before
swimming.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: servant in charge of the pearls
description: The servant who watches the jewel-box, falls asleep, and later reports
the pearls missing.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Girl Monkey
description: A monkey in a nearby tree who wants and steals the queen's pearls,
hides them in a tree-hole, and later reveals them by boasting.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: chief guard
description: The guard who suspects a monkey, sets a bead-trap, hides nearby, catches
the Girl Monkey, and explains the trick to the king.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: guards
description: The royal guards who are summoned, search for the thief, and hang glass
beads in the garden.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: other monkeys
description: Monkeys in the garden who take strings of glass beads and speak to
the Girl Monkey about not having one.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: ruler and judge of the recovered theft
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The king orders the thief found, receives the captured monkey, and praises
the chief guard after the pearls are recovered.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:2
label: owner of stolen pearls
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The string of pearls is identified as the queen's and is placed in a box
before being stolen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: sleeping custodian
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The servant is assigned to watch the pearls but falls asleep before they
disappear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: animal thief exposed by pride
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Girl Monkey steals the pearls and later reveals them by wearing and boasting
about them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: role:5
label: clever investigator
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The chief guard reasons from the guarded garden, sets a trick with beads,
and catches the thief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:6
label: royal searchers and assistants
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The guards are summoned to search and later hang beads as part of the chief
guard's plan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: string of pearls
literal_form: queen's string of pearls
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: sym:2
label: glass beads
literal_form: strings of bright-colored glass beads
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: sym:3
label: tree
literal_form: tree in the royal garden with branches and a hole
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: lake
literal_form: lake in the king's garden
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: jewel-box
literal_form: box containing the queen's string of pearls
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: guarded garden
literal_form: royal garden with guarded gates and many monkeys
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Royal family goes to the garden lake
summary: The king returns from the woods and sends his family to the garden lake;
the queen and her ladies leave jewels with servants before entering the water.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Girl Monkey steals and hides the pearls
summary: The Girl Monkey watches from a tree, waits for the servant to sleep, takes
the queen's pearls from the box, wears them, and hides them in a tree-hole.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: The theft is reported and investigated
summary: The servant discovers the pearls missing and says a man took them; the
king orders a search; the chief guard reasons that the thief may be a monkey inside
the guarded garden.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Bead trick exposes the thief
summary: The chief guard places glass beads in the garden. Other monkeys take them,
and the guilty Girl Monkey reveals the pearls by boasting that hers are real pearls.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:5
label: Capture and praise of the chief guard
summary: The chief guard catches the Girl Monkey, brings her to the king, explains
his trick, and is praised and thanked.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: theft exposed by a decoy object
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The chief guard uses bright glass beads as decoys, prompting the thief to
reveal the stolen pearls.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly names this tale-pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: animal thief steals royal ornament
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
basis: A Girl Monkey steals the queen's string of pearls from a guarded box in the
royal garden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy ref 'sacred_theft' is only partially applicable
because the passage presents a royal jewel theft, not explicitly a sacred object.
- id: motif:3
label: clever investigator solves theft by inference
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The chief guard reasons that no outsider entered the guarded garden, suspects
a monkey, and devises a successful test.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy ref 'wisdom' is broad and does not specify investigative
cunning.
- id: motif:4
label: pride reveals hidden wrongdoing
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Girl Monkey remains hidden until other monkeys boast about beads; then
she displays the pearls and is caught.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative pattern inferred from the sequence rather than an
explicit label in the passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 173-176
quote_or_summary: The king returns from a long walk in the woods and sends his family
to the lake in his garden for a swim.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 178-181
quote_or_summary: The queen and her ladies leave their jewels with servants before
going into the lake.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 183-188
quote_or_summary: A Girl Monkey in a nearby tree watches the queen put her pearls
in a box and wants to get them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 190-192
quote_or_summary: The servant watches the jewel-box, begins to nod, and falls asleep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 194-200
quote_or_summary: The Monkey jumps down, opens the box, takes the pearls, climbs
into the tree, wears them, then hides them in a tree-hole.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 202-207
quote_or_summary: The servant wakes, finds the pearls gone, and says that a man
has run off with the queen's pearls; she explains she must have fallen asleep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 209-213
quote_or_summary: The guards tell the king the pearls are gone, and the king orders
them to find the thief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 215-223
quote_or_summary: The chief guard reasons that the pearls were lost in the garden,
the gates were strongly guarded, and many monkeys were present, so perhaps a Girl
Monkey took them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 225-230
quote_or_summary: The chief guard buys bright-colored glass beads and has the guards
hang them on low bushes in the garden after dark.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 230-234
quote_or_summary: The monkeys take the bright beads the next morning, but the Girl
Monkey who took the pearls stays near the hole where she hid them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 236-242
quote_or_summary: The other monkeys praise their beads; the Girl Monkey puts on
the queen's pearls, comes down, and boasts that hers are pearls while theirs are
glass beads.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 244-248
quote_or_summary: The chief guard, who had been hiding nearby, catches the Girl
Monkey and takes her to the king, identifying her as the thief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 250-260
quote_or_summary: The king asks how the chief guard found the thief; the guard explains
his inference and bead trick, and the king praises and thanks him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is a clear prose tale segment. Motif labels are candidate descriptions;
available taxonomy refs are broad and only partly match the theft-and-detection
pattern.
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. Headings for prior tales are present, but the extracted narrative content is the section 'The Girl Monkey and the String of Pearls' through the start of section II.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg__l166-l262
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