The Three Little Pigs
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The Three Little Pigs is a classic folk tale, popularized by a 1933 Disney animated short, about three pigs who build houses of different materials to protect themselves from a Big Bad Wolf.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Three Little Pigs canonical | 2 |
| The Story of the Three Little Pigs | 1 |
| The Three Little Pigs (fairy tale) | 1 |
| The Three Little Pigs (music) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7672185 — 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 Three Little Pigs Context triple: [Pinto Colvig, workedOn, The Three Little Pigs]
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A.
The Wise Little Hen
The Wise Little Hen is a 1934 Walt Disney animated short film best known for introducing the character Donald Duck.
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B.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a classic European fairy-tale character, typically portrayed as a young girl in a red hooded cloak who encounters a wolf while visiting her grandmother.
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C.
Three Little Pigs (Shrek)
The Three Little Pigs in Shrek are a comedic trio of German-accented pig brothers who frequently appear as Shrek and Fiona’s quirky fairy-tale friends.
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D.
The Old Red Barn
The Old Red Barn was the famous nickname for Detroit's Olympia Stadium, a historic indoor arena that hosted the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and numerous major sporting and entertainment events in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk is a classic English fairy tale about a poor boy who climbs a magical beanstalk to a giant’s castle in the sky, encountering danger and treasure.
- 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 Three Little Pigs Target entity description: The Three Little Pigs is a classic folk tale, popularized by a 1933 Disney animated short, about three pigs who build houses of different materials to protect themselves from a Big Bad Wolf.
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A.
The Wise Little Hen
The Wise Little Hen is a 1934 Walt Disney animated short film best known for introducing the character Donald Duck.
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B.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a classic European fairy-tale character, typically portrayed as a young girl in a red hooded cloak who encounters a wolf while visiting her grandmother.
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C.
Three Little Pigs (Shrek)
The Three Little Pigs in Shrek are a comedic trio of German-accented pig brothers who frequently appear as Shrek and Fiona’s quirky fairy-tale friends.
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D.
The Old Red Barn
The Old Red Barn was the famous nickname for Detroit's Olympia Stadium, a historic indoor arena that hosted the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and numerous major sporting and entertainment events in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk is a classic English fairy tale about a poor boy who climbs a magical beanstalk to a giant’s castle in the sky, encountering danger and treasure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European folk tale
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children's story ⓘ fairy tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated film
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picture books ⓘ stage plays ⓘ |
| antagonist | Big Bad Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Big Bad Wolf tries to eat the pigs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
inspired numerous retellings
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referenced widely in popular culture ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Big Bad Wolf
NERFINISHED
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first little pig ⓘ second little pig ⓘ third little pig ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasCatchphrase |
I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down
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Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin ⓘ |
| hasHouseMaterial |
bricks
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sticks ⓘ straw ⓘ |
| hasStructure | repetition of events with variation ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
bedtime story
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moral instruction for children ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Big Bad Wolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
three pigs ⓘ |
| moral |
diligence is rewarded
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hard work and preparation provide security ⓘ laziness has consequences ⓘ |
| narrativePattern | rule of three ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | oral storytelling tradition ⓘ |
| plotElement |
only the brick house withstands the wolf
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three pigs each build a house of different materials ⓘ wolf attempts to blow down each house ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
1933 Disney animated short
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Walt Disney animated short film ⓘ |
| protagonists | three pigs ⓘ |
| setting | rural countryside ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| teachesConcept |
cause and effect
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consequences of choices ⓘ importance of planning ahead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Three Little Pigs Description of subject: The Three Little Pigs is a classic folk tale, popularized by a 1933 Disney animated short, about three pigs who build houses of different materials to protect themselves from a Big Bad Wolf.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Three Little Pigs (music)
this entity surface form:
The Three Little Pigs (fairy tale)
subject surface form:
English Fairy Tales
this entity surface form:
The Story of the Three Little Pigs