The Fisherman and His Wife
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The Fisherman and His Wife is a German fairy tale about a poor fisherman and his increasingly greedy wife, whose endless wishes to a magical fish ultimately lead to their downfall.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fisherman and His Wife canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German fairy tale
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folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | German folklore ⓘ |
| ending | the fisherman and his wife lose all their gains and return to their original hut ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
fisherman
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fisherman’s wife ⓘ magical fish ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | talking animal ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
ever-increasing demands
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magic fish ⓘ rise and fall ⓘ wishing ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated film adaptations
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children’s picture books ⓘ radio and audio drama adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Fisherman and His Wife (English title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAntagonisticForce | wife’s greed ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
man versus self
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man versus supernatural ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
fairy tale
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moral tale ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
sea
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seaside cottage ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalElement | enchanted fish ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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consequences of excessive ambition ⓘ contentment ⓘ greed ⓘ |
| moral |
Be content with what you have.
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Greed leads to downfall. ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | repetitive escalating wishes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A poor fisherman catches a magical fish that grants wishes, but his wife’s escalating demands eventually cause them to lose everything and return to their original poverty. ⓘ |
| teaches | dangers of insatiable desire ⓘ |
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