Riquet à la houppe
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Riquet à la houppe is a French literary fairy tale by Charles Perrault about an ugly but intelligent prince who can bestow wit on others in exchange for beauty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Riquet à la houppe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12772018 — 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: Riquet à la houppe Context triple: [Histoires ou contes du temps passé, containsWork, Riquet à la houppe]
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A.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
Les Épenots
Les Épenots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard in the Pommard appellation of Burgundy, celebrated for producing structured, age-worthy red wines primarily from Pinot Noir.
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D.
La Rascasse
La Rascasse is a famous tight right-hand hairpin near the end of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, known for its low speed and role in overtaking and race-defining incidents.
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E.
La Basoche
La Basoche is an opéra-comique by André Messager, first performed in 1890 and known for its lively score and humorous depiction of medieval Parisian law clerks.
- 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: Riquet à la houppe Target entity description: Riquet à la houppe is a French literary fairy tale by Charles Perrault about an ugly but intelligent prince who can bestow wit on others in exchange for beauty.
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A.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
Les Épenots
Les Épenots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard in the Pommard appellation of Burgundy, celebrated for producing structured, age-worthy red wines primarily from Pinot Noir.
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D.
La Rascasse
La Rascasse is a famous tight right-hand hairpin near the end of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, known for its low speed and role in overtaking and race-defining incidents.
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E.
La Basoche
La Basoche is an opéra-comique by André Messager, first performed in 1890 and known for its lively score and humorous depiction of medieval Parisian law clerks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French fairy tale
ⓘ
literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ricky of the Tuft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ricky with the Tuft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely anthologized in fairy-tale collections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1697 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Histoires ou contes du temps passé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
ⓘ
literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
illustrated children’s books
ⓘ
operatic adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
fairy
ⓘ
prince ⓘ princess ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | studied for its treatment of beauty and intelligence in Perrault’s work ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationTradition | 19th-century book illustration ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem | fairy-bestowed gifts ⓘ |
| includedIn | Contes de ma mère l’Oye cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | oral folk-tale traditions ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French classical literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | French literary fairy tale tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Prince Riquet à la houppe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
a beautiful but foolish princess ⓘ an ugly but intelligent prince ⓘ |
| moral | true worth lies in character and mind rather than appearance ⓘ |
| motif |
conditional promise of marriage
ⓘ
exchange of gifts between lovers ⓘ magical gift of wit ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French fairy-tale canon ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | late 17th century ⓘ |
| plotElement |
an ugly but intelligent prince can bestow wit on others
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the prince receives beauty in exchange for giving wit ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Claude Barbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a fictional kingdom ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty and intelligence
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inner versus outer qualities ⓘ social perceptions of ugliness and beauty ⓘ transformative power of love ⓘ |
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