The Ant and the Grasshopper
E236466
"The Ant and the Grasshopper" is one of Aesop’s fables that contrasts a hardworking ant with a carefree grasshopper to teach a moral lesson about the virtues of preparation and diligence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ant and the Grasshopper canonical | 3 |
| Aesop’s fables | 1 |
| Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2124389 — 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 Ant and the Grasshopper Context triple: [A Bug's Life, basedOn, The Ant and the Grasshopper]
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A.
The Aunt and the Sluggard
"The Aunt and the Sluggard" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the misadventures of valet Jeeves and his employer Bertie Wooster.
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B.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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C.
A Fable
A Fable is a complex, allegorical novel by William Faulkner that reimagines World War I through a moral and religious lens, exploring themes of sacrifice, authority, and rebellion.
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D.
The Hedgehog and the Fox
The Hedgehog and the Fox is a famous 1953 essay by Isaiah Berlin that contrasts two fundamental types of thinkers through the metaphor of the single-minded hedgehog and the versatile fox, using Tolstoy as its central case study.
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E.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
- 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 Ant and the Grasshopper Target entity description: "The Ant and the Grasshopper" is one of Aesop’s fables that contrasts a hardworking ant with a carefree grasshopper to teach a moral lesson about the virtues of preparation and diligence.
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A.
The Aunt and the Sluggard
"The Aunt and the Sluggard" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the misadventures of valet Jeeves and his employer Bertie Wooster.
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B.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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C.
A Fable
A Fable is a complex, allegorical novel by William Faulkner that reimagines World War I through a moral and religious lens, exploring themes of sacrifice, authority, and rebellion.
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D.
The Hedgehog and the Fox
The Hedgehog and the Fox is a famous 1953 essay by Isaiah Berlin that contrasts two fundamental types of thinkers through the metaphor of the single-minded hedgehog and the versatile fox, using Tolstoy as its central case study.
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E.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
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didactic story ⓘ moral tale ⓘ |
| antRole | hardworking character ⓘ |
| antSymbolism | industry and prudence ⓘ |
| author |
Aesop's fables
ⓘ
surface form:
Aesop
|
| centralTheme |
consequences of idleness
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importance of hard work ⓘ value of preparation ⓘ |
| contrastBetweenCharacters | industriousness versus carefreeness ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
referenced in discussions of work versus leisure
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used in education to illustrate the value of saving ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose |
encourage saving and planning
ⓘ
teach prudence ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
character education
ⓘ
moral instruction in schools ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
ant
ⓘ
grasshopper ⓘ |
| genre | fable ⓘ |
| grasshopperRole | carefree character ⓘ |
| grasshopperSymbolism | improvidence and laziness ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated films based on the fable
ⓘ
children's picture books based on the fable ⓘ poems based on the fable ⓘ theatrical plays based on the fable ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Aesop's fables
ⓘ
surface form:
Aesop's Fables collections
|
| literaryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
contrast ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | ancient Greek fable tradition ⓘ |
| moral |
Diligence and foresight are rewarded
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Idleness leads to hardship ⓘ It is best to prepare for the days of necessity ⓘ |
| moralCategory | prudence and thrift ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
responsibility
ⓘ
work ethic ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome |
ant is secure in winter
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grasshopper suffers from lack of food ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ant works hard storing food for winter while a grasshopper sings and plays; when winter comes, the grasshopper has no food and suffers ⓘ |
| seasonalMotif |
summer as time of plenty
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winter as time of scarcity ⓘ |
| setting | summer and winter seasons ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| usesAnthropomorphism | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ant and the Grasshopper Description of subject: "The Ant and the Grasshopper" is one of Aesop’s fables that contrasts a hardworking ant with a carefree grasshopper to teach a moral lesson about the virtues of preparation and diligence.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aesop’s fables
subject surface form:
Aesop's Fables
this entity surface form:
Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?