Hop-o'-My-Thumb
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Hop-o'-My-Thumb is a French fairy tale about a clever, undersized boy who outwits both his impoverished parents and a child-eating ogre to save himself and his brothers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hop-o'-My-Thumb canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French fairy tale
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folk tale character ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Little Poucet
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Little Thumb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ATUType | ATU 327 ⓘ |
| author | Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Mother Goose tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hop-o'-My-Thumb (character)
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Hop-o'-My-Thumb's brothers ⓘ Hop-o'-My-Thumb's parents ⓘ the ogre ⓘ the ogre's wife ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Histoires ou contes du temps passé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film and television adaptations of Hop-o'-My-Thumb
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illustrated children’s book versions of Hop-o'-My-Thumb ⓘ stage adaptations of Hop-o'-My-Thumb ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationTradition | 19th-century book illustrations ⓘ |
| hasMoral | wit and foresight can overcome adversity ⓘ |
| includedIn | Contes de ma mère l’Oye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later European fairy-tale literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | French classical age ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hop-o'-My-Thumb (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
abandoned children in the forest
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child-eating ogre ⓘ magic seven-league boots ⓘ small but clever hero ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | trickster hero ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Petit Poucet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A very small but clever boy saves himself and his brothers from abandonment and from a child-eating ogre through cunning and trickery. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1697 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Claude Barbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hansel and Gretel
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Jack and the Beanstalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural forested area near a poor woodcutter’s home ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
intelligence over physical strength
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poverty and parental desperation ⓘ survival through cunning ⓘ |
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