The Master Cat
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The Master Cat, better known as "Puss in Boots," is a classic European fairy tale about a clever, boot-wearing cat who uses trickery and wit to secure wealth and status for his low-born master.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Master Cat" | 1 |
| The Master Cat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12772072 — 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: The Master Cat Context triple: [Tales of Mother Goose, hasPart, The Master Cat]
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A.
The Cat
The Cat is a 1964 soul-jazz album by organist Jimmy Smith, renowned for its big-band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin and its prominent use in film and television soundtracks.
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B.
The Cat
The Cat is a sly, deceptive feline character in Carlo Collodi's "The Adventures of Pinocchio," who, along with the Fox, repeatedly tricks Pinocchio for personal gain.
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C.
The Mousehole Cat
The Mousehole Cat is a beloved children's picture book by Antonia Barber, illustrated by Nicola Bayley, that retells the Cornish legend of a fisherman and his cat who save their village from famine.
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D.
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat is a Czechoslovak fantasy film, also known as "When the Cat Comes," renowned for its whimsical story about a magical cat whose colored glasses reveal people's true natures.
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E.
The King of Cats
The King of Cats is a celebrated painting by French-Polish modern artist Balthus, depicting a self-possessed, enigmatic figure alongside a cat in a surreal, dreamlike interior.
- 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: The Master Cat Target entity description: The Master Cat, better known as "Puss in Boots," is a classic European fairy tale about a clever, boot-wearing cat who uses trickery and wit to secure wealth and status for his low-born master.
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A.
The Cat
The Cat is a 1964 soul-jazz album by organist Jimmy Smith, renowned for its big-band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin and its prominent use in film and television soundtracks.
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B.
The Cat
The Cat is a sly, deceptive feline character in Carlo Collodi's "The Adventures of Pinocchio," who, along with the Fox, repeatedly tricks Pinocchio for personal gain.
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C.
The Mousehole Cat
The Mousehole Cat is a beloved children's picture book by Antonia Barber, illustrated by Nicola Bayley, that retells the Cornish legend of a fisherman and his cat who save their village from famine.
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D.
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat is a Czechoslovak fantasy film, also known as "When the Cat Comes," renowned for its whimsical story about a magical cat whose colored glasses reveal people's true natures.
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E.
The King of Cats
The King of Cats is a celebrated painting by French-Polish modern artist Balthus, depicting a self-possessed, enigmatic figure alongside a cat in a surreal, dreamlike interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European fairy tale
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folk tale type ATU 545B ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| author |
Charles Perrault
ⓘ
linked to:
Perrault
|
| centralTheme |
class mobility
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reward for cleverness ⓘ social advancement through cunning ⓘ trickery and deception ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Mother Goose Tales
ⓘ
linked to:
Tales of Mother Goose
|
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | popularized the figure of a boot-wearing cat ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Puss in Boots
ⓘ
linked to:
Puss in Boots (fairy tale character)
a king ⓘ a miller’s youngest son ⓘ a princess ⓘ an ogre ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Histoires ou contes du temps passé ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s literature
ⓘ
wonder tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Puss in Boots (2011 film)
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linked to:
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish ⓘ various stage pantomimes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Le Maître Chat ou le Chat Botté
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Puss in Boots ⓘ
linked to:
Puss in Boots (fairy tale character)
Puss in Boots (fairy tale) ⓘ
linked to:
Puss in Boots (fairy tale character)
|
| hasIllustrationTradition | 19th-century book illustration ⓘ |
| influenced | later European literary fairy tales ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 17th century literature ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation | intelligence and resourcefulness can overcome low birth ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableMotif |
animal helper
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magic boots ⓘ trickster hero ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotElement |
cat defeats an ogre by trickery
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cat presents gifts to the king in his master’s name ⓘ cat secures boots and a bag from his master ⓘ cat tricks peasants into claiming lands for his master ⓘ master is presented as a wealthy nobleman ⓘ master marries the king’s daughter ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecies | cat ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
clever
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loyal to his master ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1697 ⓘ |
| setting | a vaguely European kingdom ⓘ |
| taleTypeClassification | Aarne–Thompson–Uther 545B ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Master Cat Description of subject: The Master Cat, better known as "Puss in Boots," is a classic European fairy tale about a clever, boot-wearing cat who uses trickery and wit to secure wealth and status for his low-born master.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Master Cat