Ratty
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Ratty is a water vole and one of the main characters in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for his love of the river and steadfast friendship with Mole.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ratty canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2643298 — 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: Ratty Context triple: [Toad Hall is taken over by weasels and stoats, involvesCharacter, Ratty]
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A.
Prancer
Prancer is one of Santa Claus's legendary flying reindeer, traditionally depicted as helping pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.
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B.
Skimbleshanks
Skimbleshanks is a fictional railway cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known from *Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats* and its musical adaptation *Cats*.
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C.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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D.
The Rat
"The Rat" is a darkly satirical novel by Günter Grass that blends dystopian fantasy and political allegory to explore themes of human self-destruction and environmental catastrophe.
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E.
Roary the Lion
Roary the Lion is the official lion-costumed mascot who entertains fans at Detroit Lions football games and team events.
- 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: Ratty Target entity description: Ratty is a water vole and one of the main characters in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for his love of the river and steadfast friendship with Mole.
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A.
Prancer
Prancer is one of Santa Claus's legendary flying reindeer, traditionally depicted as helping pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.
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B.
Skimbleshanks
Skimbleshanks is a fictional railway cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known from *Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats* and its musical adaptation *Cats*.
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C.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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D.
The Rat
"The Rat" is a darkly satirical novel by Günter Grass that blends dystopian fantasy and political allegory to explore themes of human self-destruction and environmental catastrophe.
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E.
Roary the Lion
Roary the Lion is the official lion-costumed mascot who entertains fans at Detroit Lions football games and team events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropomorphic animal
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ water vole ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Wind in the Willows
ⓘ
surface form:
Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
River Bank community
ⓘ
river life ⓘ |
| basedOn | water voles on the River Thames ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | The Wind in the Willows universe ⓘ |
| catchphrase | “There is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” ⓘ |
| creator | Kenneth Grahame ⓘ |
| enjoys |
boating
ⓘ
picnics ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Wind in the Willows
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wind in the Willows (1908)
|
| friendOf |
Badger
ⓘ
Mole ⓘ Toad ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of The Wind in the Willows
ⓘ
stage adaptations of The Wind in the Willows ⓘ television adaptations of The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| hasPetOrCompanion | Mole (as close companion) ⓘ |
| inspiredByLocation |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
animal fantasy
ⓘ
children’s literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralRole | voice of reason ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | guide to Mole in the river world ⓘ |
| nationality | English (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
love of the river
ⓘ
steadfast friendship with Mole ⓘ |
| occupation | boater ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
good-natured
ⓘ
hospitable ⓘ loyal ⓘ practical ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstWork |
Methuen & Co.
ⓘ
surface form:
Methuen & Co. (for The Wind in the Willows)
|
| residence |
house by the river
ⓘ
riverbank ⓘ |
| role |
main character
ⓘ
protagonist’s friend ⓘ |
| setting | English countryside ⓘ |
| species | water vole ⓘ |
| teaches |
appreciation of nature
ⓘ
value of friendship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ratty Description of subject: Ratty is a water vole and one of the main characters in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for his love of the river and steadfast friendship with Mole.
Referenced by (2)
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