The Ridiculous Wishes
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The Ridiculous Wishes is a humorous French fairy tale, often attributed to Charles Perrault, about a man granted three wishes that he and his wife squander in foolish ways.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Foolish Wishes | 1 |
| The Ridiculous Wishes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ridiculous Wishes Context triple: [Tales of Mother Goose, hasPart, The Ridiculous Wishes]
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A.
A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish is a 1997 family fantasy-comedy film in which a young girl tries to help her bumbling fairy godfather save the North American Fairy Godmothers Association.
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B.
Careful What You Wish For
Careful What You Wish For is a 2015 erotic thriller film starring Nick Jonas and Isabel Lucas, centered on a dangerous affair that spirals into crime and deception.
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C.
With Every Wish
"With Every Wish" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album "Human Touch," noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced arrangement.
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D.
Don’t Wish Me Well
"Don’t Wish Me Well" is a reflective, R&B-influenced track by Solange from her critically acclaimed album *A Seat at the Table*, exploring themes of self-preservation and emotional boundaries.
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E.
Dead Wishes
"Dead Wishes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chris Cornell from his 2015 solo album *Higher Truth*.
- 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 Ridiculous Wishes Target entity description: The Ridiculous Wishes is a humorous French fairy tale, often attributed to Charles Perrault, about a man granted three wishes that he and his wife squander in foolish ways.
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A.
A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish is a 1997 family fantasy-comedy film in which a young girl tries to help her bumbling fairy godfather save the North American Fairy Godmothers Association.
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B.
Careful What You Wish For
Careful What You Wish For is a 2015 erotic thriller film starring Nick Jonas and Isabel Lucas, centered on a dangerous affair that spirals into crime and deception.
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C.
With Every Wish
"With Every Wish" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album "Human Touch," noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced arrangement.
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D.
Don’t Wish Me Well
"Don’t Wish Me Well" is a reflective, R&B-influenced track by Solange from her critically acclaimed album *A Seat at the Table*, exploring themes of self-preservation and emotional boundaries.
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E.
Dead Wishes
"Dead Wishes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chris Cornell from his 2015 solo album *Higher Truth*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French fairy tale
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humorous tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| ending | the couple end up no better off than before receiving the wishes ⓘ |
| featuresSupernaturalElement | wish-granting being ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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folk tale ⓘ humorous fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeAttribution |
Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier
NERFINISHED
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other French conteurs of the 17th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Les Souhaits ridicules
NERFINISHED
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The Ridiculous Wishes (English title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
woodcutter
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woodcutter's wife ⓘ |
| influenced | later European three-wishes tales ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
a sausage is wished for in anger
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a supernatural being grants a woodcutter three wishes ⓘ the final wish is used to remove the sausage from the wife's nose ⓘ the sausage becomes attached to the wife's nose by a wish ⓘ the wife provokes the husband into making a hasty wish ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | French contes de fées ⓘ |
| moral |
discontent can ruin good fortune
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people often waste great opportunities on trivial desires ⓘ think carefully before speaking or wishing ⓘ |
| motif |
three magical wishes
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wish used to undo previous wish ⓘ wish wasted on food ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
consequences of impulsive speech
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folly ⓘ greed and dissatisfaction ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ three wishes ⓘ waste of opportunity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French fairy-tale canon ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | late 17th century ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A poor woodcutter is granted three wishes but he and his wife squander them on trivial and foolish desires. ⓘ |
| setting | rural France ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| teaches |
contentment with one's lot
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prudence ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: The Ridiculous Wishes Description of subject: The Ridiculous Wishes is a humorous French fairy tale, often attributed to Charles Perrault, about a man granted three wishes that he and his wife squander in foolish ways.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Foolish Wishes