How the First Letter Was Written
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"How the First Letter Was Written" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, included in his "Just So Stories" collection, that whimsically imagines the origins of written communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How the First Letter Was Written canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11824320 — 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: How the First Letter Was Written Context triple: [Just So Stories, hasPart, How the First Letter Was Written]
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A.
I Wrote a Letter
"I Wrote a Letter" is a song by Tina Turner from her 1984 breakthrough solo album "Private Dancer."
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B.
Part I: Writing Before the Letter
"Part I: Writing Before the Letter" is the first major section of Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology, in which he develops his critique of Western logocentrism by rethinking the status and history of writing.
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C.
Eight Letters
"Eight Letters" is a pop ballad by the American boy band Why Don't We, known for its emotional lyrics about unspoken feelings in a relationship.
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D.
Letter to the Past
"Letter to the Past" is a song by Brandi Carlile featured on her 2021 album In These Silent Days.
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E.
First of the First
First of the First is the nickname of the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, a storied infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its long combat history.
- 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: How the First Letter Was Written Target entity description: "How the First Letter Was Written" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, included in his "Just So Stories" collection, that whimsically imagines the origins of written communication.
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A.
I Wrote a Letter
"I Wrote a Letter" is a song by Tina Turner from her 1984 breakthrough solo album "Private Dancer."
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B.
Part I: Writing Before the Letter
"Part I: Writing Before the Letter" is the first major section of Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology, in which he develops his critique of Western logocentrism by rethinking the status and history of writing.
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C.
Eight Letters
"Eight Letters" is a pop ballad by the American boy band Why Don't We, known for its emotional lyrics about unspoken feelings in a relationship.
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D.
Letter to the Past
"Letter to the Past" is a song by Brandi Carlile featured on her 2021 album In These Silent Days.
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E.
First of the First
First of the First is the nickname of the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, a storied infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its long combat history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Taffy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tegumai Bopsulai NERFINISHED ⓘ Teshumai Tewindrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublication | Just So Stories for Little Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fantasy fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | short ⓘ |
| hasCompanionStory |
How the Alphabet Was Made
GENERATED
ⓘ
How the Camel Got His Hump GENERATED ⓘ How the Leopard Got His Spots GENERATED ⓘ The Cat That Walked by Himself GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationType | black-and-white drawings ⓘ |
| hasMoralElement |
importance of clear communication
ⓘ
resourcefulness of children ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
repetitive rhythmic phrasing
ⓘ
whimsical prose ⓘ |
| includedInEdition | first edition of Just So Stories ⓘ |
| intendedForm | bedtime story ⓘ |
| intendedToExplain | how the first written message was created ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Just So Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Taffy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tegumai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | etiological tale ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalAudienceAgeGroup | young readers GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Just So Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | prehistoric Africa ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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imagination ⓘ miscommunication ⓘ origin of writing ⓘ |
| workInAuthorCorpus | works of Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
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Subject: How the First Letter Was Written Description of subject: "How the First Letter Was Written" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, included in his "Just So Stories" collection, that whimsically imagines the origins of written communication.
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