How the Camel Got His Hump
E339541
"How the Camel Got His Hump" is a classic Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains, in a myth-like fashion, how the camel acquired its distinctive hump.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How the Camel Got His Hump canonical | 4 |
| How the Camel Got His Hump (Just So Stories) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3235094 — 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: How the Camel Got His Hump Context triple: [The Elephant’s Child, relatedWorkByAuthor, How the Camel Got His Hump]
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A.
The Camel Book
The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
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B.
The Lion and the Mouse
"The Lion and the Mouse" is a 1905 stage play by Charles Klein that became a popular early 20th-century drama about political corruption and moral courage, later adapted into several film versions.
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C.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
"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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D.
Camel No. 9
Camel No. 9 is a flavored, fashion-oriented cigarette line by Camel marketed primarily toward young adult women with sleek, colorful packaging.
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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: How the Camel Got His Hump Target entity description: "How the Camel Got His Hump" is a classic Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains, in a myth-like fashion, how the camel acquired its distinctive hump.
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A.
The Camel Book
The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
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B.
The Lion and the Mouse
"The Lion and the Mouse" is a 1905 stage play by Charles Klein that became a popular early 20th-century drama about political corruption and moral courage, later adapted into several film versions.
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C.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
"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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D.
Camel No. 9
Camel No. 9 is a flavored, fashion-oriented cigarette line by Camel marketed primarily toward young adult women with sleek, colorful packaging.
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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 |
children's story
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literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| collection |
Just So Stories
ⓘ
surface form:
Just So Stories for Little Children
|
| collectionType | Just So Stories collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
children's reading instruction
ⓘ
moral education ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Just So Stories ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ mythic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated adaptation
ⓘ
audio adaptation ⓘ stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
How the Camel Got His Hump
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surface form:
How the Camel Got His Hump (Just So Stories)
|
| hasAnimalProtagonist | camel ⓘ |
| hasAnthropomorphism | yes ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| hasMoral | Those who refuse to work must bear the consequences of their laziness. ⓘ |
| includedInSchoolCurricula | yes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
didactic
ⓘ
myth-like ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
camel
ⓘ
djinn ⓘ dog ⓘ horse ⓘ ox ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| partOf | Just So Stories ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lazy camel in the desert refuses to work and is given a hump by a djinn so he can work longer without eating. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| setting | desert ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of idleness
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laziness ⓘ origin of animal traits ⓘ work and responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | the beginning of the world ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Just So Stories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: How the Camel Got His Hump Description of subject: "How the Camel Got His Hump" is a classic Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains, in a myth-like fashion, how the camel acquired its distinctive hump.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Elephant’s Child
this entity surface form:
How the Camel Got His Hump (Just So Stories)