Puss in Boots (fairy tale character)

E863674
anthropomorphic cat fairy tale character literary character trickster figure

Puss in Boots is a clever, anthropomorphic cat from European fairy tales who uses wit, deception, and charm to secure wealth and status for his low-born master.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Puss in Boots 12
Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) canonical 1
The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropomorphic cat ⓘ
fairy tale character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
trickster figure ⓘ
alignment benevolent toward his master ⓘ
appearsInGenre fairy tale ⓘ
folk tale ⓘ
appearsInMedium animation ⓘ
film ⓘ
literature ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
appearsInWork Histoires ou contes du temps passé ⓘ
Le Maître Chat ou le Chat Botté NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMotive social mobility through cunning ⓘ
associatedWithTheme deception as a tool for advancement ⓘ
power of intelligence over birth ⓘ
rags to riches ⓘ
basedOn Italian literary traditions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
firstPopularizedBy Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal to secure social status for his master ⓘ
to secure wealth for his master ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasMaster Marquis of Carabas NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSpecies cat ⓘ
hasTrait charming ⓘ
clever ⓘ
cunning ⓘ
deceptive ⓘ
loyal to his master ⓘ
inspiredAdaptations pantomime versions in Europe ⓘ
various children’s book retellings ⓘ
languageOfEarliestCanonicalVersion French ⓘ
notableAction engineers his master’s marriage to a princess ⓘ
hunts game for the king ⓘ
presents gifts to the king in his master’s name ⓘ
secures a castle for his master ⓘ
tricks an ogre ⓘ
roleInStory helper ⓘ
trickster ⓘ
serves low-born master ⓘ
usesMethod deception ⓘ
manipulation ⓘ
trickery ⓘ
wit ⓘ
wears belt or bag ⓘ
boots ⓘ
hat with feather ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puss in Boots → basedOn → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
subject surface form: Puss in Boots (film)
Perrault → notableWork → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Perrault
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Shrek 2 → mainCharacter → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Shrek the Third → mainCharacter → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Shrek's Adventure! London → usesCharactersFrom → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Tales of Mother Goose → hasPart → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Tales of Mother Goose → hasPart → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots
Tales of Mother Goose → hasMainCharacter → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Donkey’s Christmas Shrektacular → featuresCharacter → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Gingerbread Man (Shrek) → friendOf → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Debbie (Dronkey) → appearsWith → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Fiona → associatedWith → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Shrek the Halls → featuresCharacter → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots
Amy Sedaris → notableWork → Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puss in Boots