The Golden Goose
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The Golden Goose is a classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a simpleton who gains a magical goose that causes anyone who touches it to stick fast, leading to humorous adventures and an unexpected happy ending.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Golden Goose canonical | 2 |
| "The Golden Goose" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9244170 — 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 Golden Goose Context triple: [Brothers Grimm fairy tales, includesWork, The Golden Goose]
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A.
The Day the Goose Got Loose
The Day the Goose Got Loose is a humorous children's picture book about barnyard chaos that ensues when a goose escapes, written by Reeve Lindbergh and illustrated by Steven Kellogg.
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B.
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its opulent production design and melodramatic story of love, decadence, and downfall.
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C.
The Egg
The Egg is an iconic, egg-shaped performing arts venue in Albany, New York, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and role as a cultural center.
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D.
The Egg
The Egg is a modern, student-centered dining and learning facility at the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus that showcases culinary education in a real-world restaurant environment.
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E.
The Egg
"The Egg" is a track by the electronic music producer Empyrean Isles, likely featuring atmospheric, experimental soundscapes characteristic of his style.
- 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 Golden Goose Target entity description: The Golden Goose is a classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a simpleton who gains a magical goose that causes anyone who touches it to stick fast, leading to humorous adventures and an unexpected happy ending.
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A.
The Day the Goose Got Loose
The Day the Goose Got Loose is a humorous children's picture book about barnyard chaos that ensues when a goose escapes, written by Reeve Lindbergh and illustrated by Steven Kellogg.
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B.
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its opulent production design and melodramatic story of love, decadence, and downfall.
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C.
The Egg
The Egg is an iconic, egg-shaped performing arts venue in Albany, New York, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and role as a cultural center.
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D.
The Egg
The Egg is a modern, student-centered dining and learning facility at the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus that showcases culinary education in a real-world restaurant environment.
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E.
The Egg
"The Egg" is a track by the electronic music producer Empyrean Isles, likely featuring atmospheric, experimental soundscapes characteristic of his style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
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literary work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated films
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children's picture books ⓘ stage plays ⓘ |
| antagonisticForce | mockery of the simpleton ⓘ |
| author |
Brothers Grimm
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Jacob Grimm ⓘ Wilhelm Grimm ⓘ |
| collection |
Grimms' Fairy Tales
ⓘ
linked to:
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| ending | happy ending ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
king
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king's daughter ⓘ little gray man ⓘ magical goose ⓘ simpleton ⓘ youngest son ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
chain of people stuck together
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foolish youngest son succeeds ⓘ magical animal ⓘ reward for kindness ⓘ sticky touch ⓘ test to win a princess ⓘ uncontrollable laughter ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fairy tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ |
| hasAnimal | goose ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | European folklore ⓘ |
| magicElement | goose with adhesive feathers ⓘ |
| moral |
do not underestimate the simple or poor
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helping others brings unexpected rewards ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A simpleton gains a magical goose that causes anyone who touches it to stick fast, leading to a procession of stuck people and ultimately winning him the king's daughter. ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
kind
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simple ⓘ |
| settingType | fairy-tale kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
appearances can be deceiving
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good fortune for the simple-hearted ⓘ kindness is rewarded ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Golden Goose Description of subject: The Golden Goose is a classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a simpleton who gains a magical goose that causes anyone who touches it to stick fast, leading to humorous adventures and an unexpected happy ending.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Golden Goose