The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
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"The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack" is a German folktale collected by the Brothers Grimm about three magical objects that reward virtue and punish deceit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9244177 — 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 Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack Context triple: [Brothers Grimm fairy tales, includesWork, The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack]
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A.
The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
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B.
The White Pitcher
"The White Pitcher" is a modernist painting by American artist Milton Avery, known for its simplified forms and bold, flattened areas of color.
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C.
The Wise Virgin
The Wise Virgin is a 1924 British silent drama film starring Jacqueline Logan, known for its moral themes and early cinematic style.
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D.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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E.
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.
- 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 Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack Target entity description: "The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack" is a German folktale collected by the Brothers Grimm about three magical objects that reward virtue and punish deceit.
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A.
The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
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B.
The White Pitcher
"The White Pitcher" is a modernist painting by American artist Milton Avery, known for its simplified forms and bold, flattened areas of color.
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C.
The Wise Virgin
The Wise Virgin is a 1924 British silent drama film starring Jacqueline Logan, known for its moral themes and early cinematic style.
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D.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German folktale
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fairy tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| author | Brothers Grimm ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family relationships
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justice ⓘ punishment of deceit ⓘ retribution ⓘ reward of virtue ⓘ |
| collector | Brothers Grimm ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
comeuppance of a trickster
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journey of sons ⓘ magical gifts lost and regained ⓘ magical object ⓘ trickery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
cudgel in the sack
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gold-ass ⓘ wishing table ⓘ |
| genre | folk narrative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Little Table, Set Yourself, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
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linked to:
The Ass, the Table and the Stick
The Wishing Table ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
craftsman
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father ⓘ innkeeper ⓘ three sons ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | German oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystemElement |
animal that produces gold
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cudgel that beats wrongdoers ⓘ self-setting table ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeVoice | third-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGerman | Tischchen deck dich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack ⓘ |
| includedInCollection |
Grimms' Fairy Tales
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linked to:
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
dishonesty leads to punishment
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greed has consequences ⓘ hard work and skill are rewarded ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | three brothers tale ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
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Subject: The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack Description of subject: "The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack" is a German folktale collected by the Brothers Grimm about three magical objects that reward virtue and punish deceit.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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includesWork
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The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
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Children's and Household Tales
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hasPart
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The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
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