Cinderella (fairy tale)

E208251

European folk story fairy tale folk tale

Cinderella (fairy tale) is a classic European folk story about a mistreated young woman whose life is transformed through magical intervention and a royal romance, popularized by countless literary and film adaptations.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Cinderella	103
Cinderella (fairy tale) canonical	4
Cinderella fairy tale	4
Cinderella (Disney character)	3
Aschenputtel	2
Aschenputtel (Grimms’ Fairy Tales)	1
Brothers Grimm’s Cinderella	1
Cendrillon (opera by Jules Massenet)	1
Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre	1
Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre	1
Cinderella (literary versions)	1
Cinderella / Ella	1
Cinderella and the Prince meet at the ball	1
Cinderella folklore tradition	1
Cinderella from the fairy tale "Cinderella"	1
Cinderella in Cinderella	1
Cinderella prepare for the ball	1
Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1864595 — 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: Cinderella (fairy tale)
Context triple: [Cinderella (1997 film), basedOn, Cinderella (fairy tale)]

A. Cinderella (1950 film)
Cinderella (1950 film) is a classic Walt Disney animated musical fantasy that retells the fairy tale of a mistreated young woman whose life changes through magic, perseverance, and a royal romance.
B. The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper is a 1955 MGM musical film adaptation of the Cinderella story, produced by Lawrence Weingarten and starring Leslie Caron.
C. Cinderella (2015 film)
Cinderella (2015 film) is a live-action romantic fantasy adaptation of Disney's classic animated fairy tale, known for its lavish production design, faithful storytelling, and direction by Kenneth Branagh.
D. Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty is a classic 1959 animated fantasy film from Disney, renowned for its stylized art, iconic villain Maleficent, and the story of Princess Aurora cursed into a magical sleep.
E. Cinderella (1997 film)
Cinderella (1997 film) is a 1997 television musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale, produced by Disney and Rodgers & Hammerstein, notable for its diverse cast and starring Brandy in the title role.
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: Cinderella (fairy tale)
Target entity description: Cinderella (fairy tale) is a classic European folk story about a mistreated young woman whose life is transformed through magical intervention and a royal romance, popularized by countless literary and film adaptations.

A. Cinderella (1950 film)
Cinderella (1950 film) is a classic Walt Disney animated musical fantasy that retells the fairy tale of a mistreated young woman whose life changes through magic, perseverance, and a royal romance.
B. The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper is a 1955 MGM musical film adaptation of the Cinderella story, produced by Lawrence Weingarten and starring Leslie Caron.
C. Cinderella (2015 film)
Cinderella (2015 film) is a live-action romantic fantasy adaptation of Disney's classic animated fairy tale, known for its lavish production design, faithful storytelling, and direction by Kenneth Branagh.
D. Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty is a classic 1959 animated fantasy film from Disney, renowned for its stylized art, iconic villain Maleficent, and the story of Princess Aurora cursed into a magical sleep.
E. Cinderella (1997 film)
Cinderella (1997 film) is a 1997 television musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale, produced by Disney and Rodgers & Hammerstein, notable for its diverse cast and starring Brandy in the title role.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European folk story ⓘ fairy tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ
associatedWithCompany	The Walt Disney Company ⓘ
ATUType	510A ⓘ
centralTheme	injustice and reward ⓘ magic and transformation ⓘ rags to riches ⓘ social mobility ⓘ virtue rewarded ⓘ
DisneyFeatureFilmAdaptationYear	1950 ⓘ
DisneyLiveActionAdaptationYear	2015 ⓘ
firstWellKnownLiteraryVersionAuthor	Charles Perrault ⓘ linked to: Perrault
firstWellKnownLiteraryVersionTitle	Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre ⓘ linked to: The Little Glass Slipper
firstWellKnownLiteraryVersionYear	1697 ⓘ
genre	fairy tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ wonder tale ⓘ
GrimmVersionFirstPublished	1812 ⓘ
GrimmVersionPublication	Kinder- und Hausmärchen ⓘ linked to: Brothers Grimm fairy tales
GrimmVersionTitle	Aschenputtel ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale)
hasAdaptation	A Cinderella Story ⓘ Cinderella (1950 film) ⓘ Cinderella (2015 film) ⓘ Ever After: A Cinderella Story ⓘ Into the Woods ⓘ Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (1957 musical)
hasCharacter	Cinderella ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale) evil stepmother ⓘ fairy godmother ⓘ father of Cinderella ⓘ king ⓘ prince ⓘ queen ⓘ stepsister ⓘ
hasClassification	Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 510A ⓘ linked to: Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index
hasCulturalImpact	archetype of the rags-to-riches story ⓘ inspired numerous film adaptations ⓘ inspired numerous literary retellings ⓘ inspired numerous stage adaptations ⓘ
hasLiteraryVersion	Aschenputtel (Grimms’ Fairy Tales) ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale) Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale)
hasMainCharacter	Cinderella ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale)
hasVariant	Aschenputtel ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale) Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre ⓘ Rhodopis ⓘ The Little Glass Slipper ⓘ Ye Xian ⓘ
languageOfFirstPerraultVersion	French ⓘ
languageOfGrimmVersion	German ⓘ
motif	animal helpers ⓘ ball or festival ⓘ magical transformation ⓘ persecuted heroine ⓘ recognition by a shoe ⓘ time-limited magic ⓘ wicked stepfamily ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person narration ⓘ
notableObject	ball gown ⓘ glass slipper ⓘ mice transformed into horses ⓘ pumpkin coach ⓘ
originatesFrom	European oral tradition ⓘ
plotElement	lost slipper ⓘ magical helper ⓘ marriage to a prince ⓘ mistreated heroine ⓘ royal ball ⓘ search for the slipper’s owner ⓘ
popularizedBy	Brothers Grimm ⓘ linked to: The Brothers Grimm Charles Perrault ⓘ linked to: Perrault
setting	royal court ⓘ stepfamily household ⓘ
targetAudience	children ⓘ families ⓘ
usedAsMetaphorFor	underdog victory ⓘ unexpected success ⓘ

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