The Butterfly That Stamped
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"The Butterfly That Stamped" is one of Rudyard Kipling’s whimsical Just So Stories, telling a humorous fable about a clever butterfly who outwits a boastful king and his quarrelsome wives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Butterfly That Stamped canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Butterfly That Stamped Context triple: [Just So Stories, hasPart, The Butterfly That Stamped]
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A.
Butterfly’s Day Out
"Butterfly’s Day Out" is a light, folk-influenced instrumental piece featured on the collaborative album *Appalachia Waltz* by Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer.
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B.
Box of Butterflies (book)
"Box of Butterflies" is an inspirational book by actress and producer Roma Downey that shares personal stories, reflections, and spiritual insights about finding God's presence and hope in everyday life.
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C.
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting is a memoir by Irish actress and activist Evanna Lynch that explores her struggles with an eating disorder, recovery, and self-acceptance.
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D.
The Butterfly Lion
The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that tells the moving story of a boy's lifelong bond with a white lion and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and remembrance.
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E.
The Pupa
The Pupa is a mysterious, evolving alien organism in the animated series "Solar Opposites" destined to eventually terraform and reshape the Earth.
- 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 Butterfly That Stamped Target entity description: "The Butterfly That Stamped" is one of Rudyard Kipling’s whimsical Just So Stories, telling a humorous fable about a clever butterfly who outwits a boastful king and his quarrelsome wives.
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A.
Butterfly’s Day Out
"Butterfly’s Day Out" is a light, folk-influenced instrumental piece featured on the collaborative album *Appalachia Waltz* by Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer.
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B.
Box of Butterflies (book)
"Box of Butterflies" is an inspirational book by actress and producer Roma Downey that shares personal stories, reflections, and spiritual insights about finding God's presence and hope in everyday life.
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C.
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting is a memoir by Irish actress and activist Evanna Lynch that explores her struggles with an eating disorder, recovery, and self-acceptance.
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D.
The Butterfly Lion
The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that tells the moving story of a boy's lifelong bond with a white lion and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and remembrance.
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E.
The Pupa
The Pupa is a mysterious, evolving alien organism in the animated series "Solar Opposites" destined to eventually terraform and reshape the Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's story
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fable ⓘ literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| collectionPosition | one of the later stories in Just So Stories ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
magic
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talking animals ⓘ wish fulfillment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
a boastful king
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a clever butterfly ⓘ the king's quarrelsome wives ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy ⓘ humorous fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateForm |
audio-book readings
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radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| hasMoral | intelligence and tact can resolve conflict better than brute authority ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
direct address to child readers
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invented, fairy-tale-like setting ⓘ playful, rhythmic prose ⓘ |
| hasTargetAgeGroup | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| includedIn | editions of Just So Stories for children ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
didactic
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whimsical ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalAudience | children ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublisher |
Macmillan & Co.
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linked to:
Macmillan and Co.
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| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Just So Stories ⓘ |
| setting | a mythical Eastern kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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cleverness over power ⓘ consequences of boasting ⓘ marital harmony ⓘ |
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Subject: The Butterfly That Stamped Description of subject: "The Butterfly That Stamped" is one of Rudyard Kipling’s whimsical Just So Stories, telling a humorous fable about a clever butterfly who outwits a boastful king and his quarrelsome wives.
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