The Good Luck Cat
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The Good Luck Cat is a children's picture book by poet Joy Harjo that tells the story of a beloved cat whose many brushes with danger explore themes of luck, love, and Native American family life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Good Luck Cat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4866682 — 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 Good Luck Cat Context triple: [Joy Harjo, notableWork, The Good Luck Cat]
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A.
The Cat That Walked by Himself
The Cat That Walked by Himself is a Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains how the once-wild cat came to live with humans while preserving his independence.
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B.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
Nine Lives
"Nine Lives" is a 1997 hard rock album by American band Aerosmith, known for its energetic sound and singles like "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" and "Pink."
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E.
Nine Lives
"Nine Lives" is a 2005 independent drama film directed by Rodrigo García, composed of nine interwoven vignettes that explore the emotional lives of different women.
- 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 Good Luck Cat Target entity description: The Good Luck Cat is a children's picture book by poet Joy Harjo that tells the story of a beloved cat whose many brushes with danger explore themes of luck, love, and Native American family life.
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A.
The Cat That Walked by Himself
The Cat That Walked by Himself is a Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains how the once-wild cat came to live with humans while preserving his independence.
-
B.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
Nine Lives
"Nine Lives" is a 1997 hard rock album by American band Aerosmith, known for its energetic sound and singles like "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" and "Pink."
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E.
Nine Lives
"Nine Lives" is a 2005 independent drama film directed by Rodrigo García, composed of nine interwoven vignettes that explore the emotional lives of different women.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's picture book
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Joy Harjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalContext | Native American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
family bonds
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resilience ⓘ the idea of good fortune ⓘ |
| features | a beloved family cat with many brushes with danger ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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picture book ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | cat ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTone |
hopeful
ⓘ
warm ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a cat ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration by a child ⓘ |
| setting | a Native American family home ⓘ |
| targetAgeGroup | early elementary readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Native American family life
ⓘ
love ⓘ luck ⓘ |
| writer | Joy Harjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Good Luck Cat Description of subject: The Good Luck Cat is a children's picture book by poet Joy Harjo that tells the story of a beloved cat whose many brushes with danger explore themes of luck, love, and Native American family life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.