The Goose Girl
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The Goose Girl is a German fairy tale about a princess betrayed by her maid who must tend geese in disguise until her true identity is revealed and justice is restored.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Goose Girl canonical | 4 |
| "The Goose-girl" | 1 |
| The Goose Girl (film adaptation) | 1 |
| The Goose-Girl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9244168 — 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 Goose Girl Context triple: [Brothers Grimm fairy tales, includesWork, The Goose Girl]
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A.
The Story Girl
The Story Girl is a 1911 novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows a group of children on Prince Edward Island, centered on a gifted young storyteller whose tales shape their imaginative world.
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B.
Horse Girl
Horse Girl is a 2020 psychological drama film that blends elements of sci-fi and mental health horror, following a socially isolated woman whose grip on reality begins to unravel.
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C.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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D.
The Garden of the Princess
The Garden of the Princess is an 1867 oil painting by Claude Monet depicting a sunlit Parisian garden scene near the Louvre.
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E.
Małe Swornegacie
Małe Swornegacie is a small village in northern Poland known for its picturesque lakeside setting and access to water-based recreation in the Kashubian region.
- 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 Goose Girl Target entity description: The Goose Girl is a German fairy tale about a princess betrayed by her maid who must tend geese in disguise until her true identity is revealed and justice is restored.
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A.
The Story Girl
The Story Girl is a 1911 novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows a group of children on Prince Edward Island, centered on a gifted young storyteller whose tales shape their imaginative world.
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B.
Horse Girl
Horse Girl is a 2020 psychological drama film that blends elements of sci-fi and mental health horror, following a socially isolated woman whose grip on reality begins to unravel.
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C.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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D.
The Garden of the Princess
The Garden of the Princess is an 1867 oil painting by Claude Monet depicting a sunlit Parisian garden scene near the Louvre.
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E.
Małe Swornegacie
Małe Swornegacie is a small village in northern Poland known for its picturesque lakeside setting and access to water-based recreation in the Kashubian region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German fairy tale
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folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| appearsInEdition |
Grimms' Fairy Tales second edition
ⓘ
linked to:
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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| collectedBy |
Brothers Grimm
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Jacob Grimm ⓘ Wilhelm Grimm ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Grimms' Fairy Tales
ⓘ
linked to:
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| featuresMotive |
execution of the usurper
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false bride motif ⓘ magical speech prohibition ⓘ royal marriage ⓘ talking horse ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
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linked to:
Children's and Household Tales
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| hasAdaptation |
The Goose Girl (novel by Shannon Hale)
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various animated adaptations ⓘ various stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter |
geese
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horse Falada ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | goose boy ⓘ |
| hasClassification |
Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 533
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linked to:
The Types of International Folktales
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| hasGenre |
fairy tale
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fantasy ⓘ folk narrative ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Conrad
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false bride ⓘ king ⓘ old king ⓘ princess ⓘ talking horse Falada ⓘ waiting maid ⓘ young king ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
betrayal and deceit are punished
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true nobility will eventually be recognized ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
kingdom
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pastoral countryside ⓘ royal court ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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identity ⓘ justice ⓘ loyalty ⓘ usurpation ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGerman | Die Gänsemagd ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
The Goose Girl (2003 novel)
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linked to:
The Goose Girl (novel by Shannon Hale)
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| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A princess is betrayed by her maid, forced to tend geese in disguise, and later has her true identity revealed so that justice is done. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Goose Girl Description of subject: The Goose Girl is a German fairy tale about a princess betrayed by her maid who must tend geese in disguise until her true identity is revealed and justice is restored.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Goose Girl
linked to: The Goose Girl
linked to: The Goose Girl