The Brave Little Tailor
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Brave Little Tailor canonical | 5 |
| Brave Little Tailor | 3 |
| Das tapfere Schneiderlein | 1 |
| Grimms' Fairy Tales | 1 |
| The Valiant Little Tailor (screenplay) | 1 |
| fairy tale "The Valiant Little Tailor" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T544874 — 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 Brave Little Tailor Context triple: [Jack Kinney, notableWork, The Brave Little Tailor]
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A.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
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B.
The Barefoot Boy
The Barefoot Boy is a well-known pastoral poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that nostalgically celebrates the freedom and innocence of rural childhood.
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C.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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D.
The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- 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 Brave Little Tailor Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
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B.
The Barefoot Boy
The Barefoot Boy is a well-known pastoral poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that nostalgically celebrates the freedom and innocence of rural childhood.
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C.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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D.
The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated short film
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fairy tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| ATUType | ATU 1640 ⓘ |
| audience | children ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Brave Little Tailor self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception
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social advancement ⓘ wit over strength ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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surface form:
Grimms' Fairy Tales
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| collector |
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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surface form:
Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm ⓘ Wilhelm Grimm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
influenced later trickster hero stories
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widely anthologized in children's literature ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Mickey Mouse ⓘ |
| featuresProtagonist | tailor ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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surface form:
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
|
| genre | fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Brave Little Tailor (1938 film)
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Mickey Mouse short "Brave Little Tailor" ⓘ children's picture books ⓘ radio plays ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ television episodes ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | European folklore ⓘ |
| moral |
boasting can have unintended consequences
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intelligence can overcome physical power ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Brave Little Tailor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Das tapfere Schneiderlein
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| plotElement |
tailor becomes a king or nobleman
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tailor captures a unicorn ⓘ tailor captures a wild boar ⓘ tailor defeats giants by trickery ⓘ tailor embroiders "Seven at one blow" on his belt ⓘ tailor is mistaken for a mighty warrior ⓘ tailor kills seven flies with one blow ⓘ tailor marries a princess ⓘ |
| producer | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacteristic |
boastful
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clever ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| setting | medieval kingdom ⓘ |
| title | The Brave Little Tailor self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Brave Little Tailor Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grimms' Fairy Tales
this entity surface form:
The Valiant Little Tailor (screenplay)
this entity surface form:
Das tapfere Schneiderlein
subject surface form:
Brave Little Tailor (1938 film)
this entity surface form:
Brave Little Tailor
this entity surface form:
Brave Little Tailor
subject surface form:
Brave Little Tailor
this entity surface form:
Brave Little Tailor
subject surface form:
Brave Little Tailor
this entity surface form:
fairy tale "The Valiant Little Tailor"