The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey
E1026558
"The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey" is a classic Aesop fable illustrating the folly of trying to please everyone and the importance of independent judgment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey canonical | 1 |
| The Miller, the Boy, and the Donkey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13198591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey Context triple: [Aesop's Fables, hasNotableFable, The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey]
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The Miller
The Miller is a bawdy, drunken, and coarse pilgrim in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales*, best known for telling a comic and scandalous fabliau that satirizes romantic and social pretensions.
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B.
Much the Miller's Son
Much the Miller's Son is a member of Robin Hood’s band of Merry Men, often portrayed as a loyal but somewhat simple outlaw companion in English folklore.
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C.
The Miller and the Sweep
The Miller and the Sweep is an 1898 British silent short comedy film by pioneer filmmaker George Albert Smith, known for its playful use of chase scenes and early special effects.
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D.
Tale of the miller and his wife
The "Tale of the Miller and His Wife" is a short inset story from Apuleius’ Metamorphoses that illustrates themes of marital conflict, deception, and domestic misfortune within the larger narrative.
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E.
El perro del hortelano
El perro del hortelano is a celebrated Spanish Golden Age comedy play by Lope de Vega that satirically explores love, jealousy, and social class.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey Target entity description: "The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey" is a classic Aesop fable illustrating the folly of trying to please everyone and the importance of independent judgment.
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A.
The Miller
The Miller is a bawdy, drunken, and coarse pilgrim in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales*, best known for telling a comic and scandalous fabliau that satirizes romantic and social pretensions.
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B.
Much the Miller's Son
Much the Miller's Son is a member of Robin Hood’s band of Merry Men, often portrayed as a loyal but somewhat simple outlaw companion in English folklore.
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C.
The Miller and the Sweep
The Miller and the Sweep is an 1898 British silent short comedy film by pioneer filmmaker George Albert Smith, known for its playful use of chase scenes and early special effects.
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D.
Tale of the miller and his wife
The "Tale of the Miller and His Wife" is a short inset story from Apuleius’ Metamorphoses that illustrates themes of marital conflict, deception, and domestic misfortune within the larger narrative.
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E.
El perro del hortelano
El perro del hortelano is a celebrated Spanish Golden Age comedy play by Lope de Vega that satirically explores love, jealousy, and social class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
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folk tale ⓘ literary work ⓘ morality tale ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
crowd laughs at the absurd sight
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miller and son end up carrying the donkey ⓘ miller and son lead donkey to market ⓘ miller and son repeatedly change positions on and with the donkey ⓘ passersby criticize how they use the donkey ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated shorts
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children’s story collections ⓘ picture books ⓘ stage performances ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
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The Miller, the Boy, and the Donkey ⓘ
linked to:
The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey
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| hasAuthor | Aesop ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Aesop’s Fables
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linked to:
Aesop's fables
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| hasCulturalOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| hasDidacticPurpose |
teaching children to trust their own judgment
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teaching critical thinking about others’ opinions ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
children’s literature
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fable ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later European moral tales ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
the donkey
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the miller ⓘ the miller’s son ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
If you try to please all, you please none.
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Use your own judgment instead of following every opinion. ⓘ You cannot please everyone. ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTradition | oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasSetting | a road between village and market ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
common sense
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folly of trying to please everyone ⓘ importance of independent judgment ⓘ social pressure and conformity ⓘ |
| illustratesConcept |
fear of criticism
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peer pressure ⓘ practical wisdom ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Western folklore canon
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linked to:
European folklore
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| isUsedAs | example of decision-making under social pressure ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
character education programs
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moral education ⓘ |
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Subject: The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey Description of subject: "The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey" is a classic Aesop fable illustrating the folly of trying to please everyone and the importance of independent judgment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Aesop's fables
linked to: The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey