The Dog and His Reflection
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"The Dog and His Reflection" is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the moral about the dangers of greed and losing what you have by grasping for more.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dog and His Reflection canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13198594 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dog and His Reflection Context triple: [Aesop's Fables, hasNotableFable, The Dog and His Reflection]
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A.
What the Dog Saw
What the Dog Saw is a collection of Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker essays that explores surprising insights into human behavior, decision-making, and everyday phenomena.
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B.
The Dog
The Dog is the witty, talking canine companion and narrator’s sidekick in Jim Henson’s fantasy television series *The Storyteller*.
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C.
The Dog
The Dog is a haunting and enigmatic painting by Francisco Goya, notable for its stark composition and sense of isolation, and is one of his renowned Black Paintings.
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D.
The Dog
The Dog is a nickname for Earl Simmons, better known as the influential American rapper and actor DMX.
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E.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
- 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 Dog and His Reflection Target entity description: "The Dog and His Reflection" is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the moral about the dangers of greed and losing what you have by grasping for more.
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A.
What the Dog Saw
What the Dog Saw is a collection of Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker essays that explores surprising insights into human behavior, decision-making, and everyday phenomena.
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B.
The Dog
The Dog is the witty, talking canine companion and narrator’s sidekick in Jim Henson’s fantasy television series *The Storyteller*.
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C.
The Dog
The Dog is a haunting and enigmatic painting by Francisco Goya, notable for its stark composition and sense of isolation, and is one of his renowned Black Paintings.
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D.
The Dog
The Dog is a nickname for Earl Simmons, better known as the influential American rapper and actor DMX.
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E.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
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literary work ⓘ moral tale ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | dog with a bone ⓘ |
| featuresMotif | reflection in water ⓘ |
| featuresSetting |
bridge
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated short films
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illustrated children’s books ⓘ theatrical storytelling performances ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Dog and His Shadow
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linked to:
The Dog and the Shadow
The Dog and the Shadow ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Aesop
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linked to:
Aesop's fables
|
| hasCulturalUse |
used in children’s literature
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used in moral education ⓘ used in proverbs and sayings ⓘ |
| hasGenre | fable ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
personification ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | dog ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
Be content with what you possess
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Do not grasp at illusions ⓘ Greed can cause you to lose what you already have ⓘ |
| hasMoralLessonFor |
material desires
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personal behavior ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
bone as symbol of possessions
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reflection as symbol of deceptive appearances ⓘ water as symbol of illusion ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
children
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
greed
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illusion versus reality ⓘ loss ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | collections of Aesop's fables ⓘ |
| narrativeSummary | A dog carrying a bone sees his reflection in water, mistakes it for another dog with a bigger bone, snaps at it, and loses his own bone. ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aesop's Fables
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesop's fables
|
| teaches |
consequences of covetousness
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dangers of greed ⓘ value of contentment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dog and His Reflection Description of subject: "The Dog and His Reflection" is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the moral about the dangers of greed and losing what you have by grasping for more.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Aesop's fables