The Butterfly That Stamped
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"The Butterfly That Stamped" is one of Rudyard Kipling’s whimsical Just So Stories, telling a humorous fable about a clever butterfly who outwits a boastful king and his quarrelsome wives.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's story
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fable ⓘ literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPosition | one of the later stories in Just So Stories ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
magic
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talking animals ⓘ wish fulfillment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
a boastful king
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a clever butterfly ⓘ the king's quarrelsome wives ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy ⓘ humorous fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateForm |
audio-book readings
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radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral | intelligence and tact can resolve conflict better than brute authority ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
direct address to child readers
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invented, fairy-tale-like setting ⓘ playful, rhythmic prose ⓘ |
| hasTargetAgeGroup | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| includedIn | editions of Just So Stories for children ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
didactic
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whimsical ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalAudience | children ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublisher | Macmillan & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Just So Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a mythical Eastern kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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cleverness over power ⓘ consequences of boasting ⓘ marital harmony ⓘ |
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