The Little Match Girl
E630017
The Little Match Girl is a poignant fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a poor, freezing girl whose hopeful visions appear as she strikes matches on a cold New Year's Eve.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Matchgirl | 4 |
| The Little Match Girl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6920288 — 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 Little Match Girl Context triple: [Hans Christian Andersen, notableWork, The Little Match Girl]
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A.
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince is a 2018 biographical drama film written, directed by, and starring Rupert Everett, depicting the tragic final years of writer Oscar Wilde.
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B.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of literary fairy stories by Oscar Wilde, noted for their blend of fantasy, social criticism, and poignant moral themes.
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C.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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D.
Tine Havelaar
Tine Havelaar is a character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," depicted as the devoted and morally upright wife of the protagonist.
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E.
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is proven by her sensitivity to a pea hidden beneath many mattresses.
- 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 Little Match Girl Target entity description: The Little Match Girl is a poignant fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a poor, freezing girl whose hopeful visions appear as she strikes matches on a cold New Year's Eve.
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A.
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince is a 2018 biographical drama film written, directed by, and starring Rupert Everett, depicting the tragic final years of writer Oscar Wilde.
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B.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of literary fairy stories by Oscar Wilde, noted for their blend of fantasy, social criticism, and poignant moral themes.
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C.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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D.
Tine Havelaar
Tine Havelaar is a character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," depicted as the devoted and morally upright wife of the protagonist.
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E.
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is proven by her sensitivity to a pea hidden beneath many mattresses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
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literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated film
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ballet ⓘ opera ⓘ stage play ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| author | Hans Christian Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climax | girl lights all matches and sees her grandmother ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endingTone | bittersweet ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1845 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Dansk Folkekalender for 1846 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas story
ⓘ
fairy tale ⓘ tragic fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | various illustrators in different editions ⓘ |
| hasMoral | society should care for the poor and vulnerable ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Christmas literature
ⓘ
socially conscious children's stories ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | the little match girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistStatusAtEnd | dies from cold and hunger ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in most countries ⓘ |
| recurringCharacter | the girl's grandmother ⓘ |
| recurringImage |
Christmas tree
ⓘ
roast goose ⓘ warm stove ⓘ |
| settingPlace | unnamed city ⓘ |
| settingTime | New Year's Eve ⓘ |
| theme |
child neglect
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death ⓘ hope and despair ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| visionMotif | matches revealing comforting visions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Little Match Girl Description of subject: The Little Match Girl is a poignant fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a poor, freezing girl whose hopeful visions appear as she strikes matches on a cold New Year's Eve.
Referenced by (5)
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