La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault
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"La Belle au bois dormant" by Charles Perrault is a classic 17th-century French fairy tale that tells the story of a princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years until awakened by a prince's kiss.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault Context triple: [The Sleeping Beauty, basedOn, La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault]
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Cinderella by Charles Perrault
"Cinderella" by Charles Perrault is a classic 17th-century French fairy tale about a mistreated young woman whose kindness and magical assistance lead her from servitude to marrying a prince, forming the basis for many later adaptations.
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Cinderella (fairy 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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C.
The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
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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.
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Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a classic European fairy-tale character, typically portrayed as a young girl in a red hooded cloak who encounters a wolf while visiting her grandmother.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault Target entity description: "La Belle au bois dormant" by Charles Perrault is a classic 17th-century French fairy tale that tells the story of a princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years until awakened by a prince's kiss.
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A.
Cinderella by Charles Perrault
"Cinderella" by Charles Perrault is a classic 17th-century French fairy tale about a mistreated young woman whose kindness and magical assistance lead her from servitude to marrying a prince, forming the basis for many later adaptations.
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B.
Cinderella (fairy 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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C.
The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
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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.
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E.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a classic European fairy-tale character, typically portrayed as a young girl in a red hooded cloak who encounters a wolf while visiting her grandmother.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French fairy tale
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fairy tale ⓘ literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sleeping Beauty
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The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood ⓘ
linked to:
The Sleeping Beauty
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| author |
Charles Perrault
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linked to:
Perrault
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| centralTheme |
coming of age
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fate and destiny ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ true love ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1697 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fairy tale ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated film adaptations
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ballet adaptations ⓘ film adaptations ⓘ opera adaptations ⓘ theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasFairyTaleMotif |
cursed princess
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enchanted sleep ⓘ fairy godmothers ⓘ rescuing prince ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
evil is ultimately defeated
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virtue and patience are rewarded ⓘ |
| inCollectionBy |
Charles Perrault
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linked to:
Perrault
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| influenced |
European fairy-tale tradition
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later Sleeping Beauty retellings ⓘ |
| influencedBy | oral folk tales ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French classical fairy tale tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sleeping Beauty
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linked to:
The Sleeping Beauty
the evil fairy ⓘ the good fairies ⓘ the prince ⓘ the princess ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | a fictional kingdom ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
La Belle au bois dormant
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linked to:
The Sleeping Beauty
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| plotElement |
a prince discovers the sleeping princess
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a princess is cursed to sleep for a hundred years ⓘ a spindle prick triggers the curse ⓘ the princess falls into an enchanted sleep ⓘ the princess is awakened by a kiss ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Histoires ou contes du temps passé ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
| timeInFiction | one hundred years of sleep ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
linked to: La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault
The Sleeping Beauty (staging for New York City Ballet)
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Charles Perrault’s fairy tale "La Belle au bois dormant"
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Act III
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