The Bundle of Sticks
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The Bundle of Sticks is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the importance of unity and cooperation through the image of sticks that are unbreakable when bound together but easily snapped one by one.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bundle of Sticks canonical | 1 |
| The Bundle of Sticks and the Old Man and His Sons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13198592 — 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 Bundle of Sticks Context triple: [Aesop's Fables, hasNotableFable, The Bundle of Sticks]
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A.
The Stick
The Stick is the longtime nickname of Candlestick Park, the former outdoor sports stadium in San Francisco that famously hosted the San Francisco Giants and 49ers.
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B.
Three Baskets
Three Baskets is another name for the Tripitaka, the traditional Buddhist canon comprising collections of teachings, monastic rules, and philosophical discourses.
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C.
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo is a 1955 film noir crime drama directed by Samuel Fuller, set in postwar Tokyo and known for its vivid CinemaScope visuals and story of American gangsters operating in Japan.
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D.
The Rag
The Rag is the informal name of the Army and Navy Club, a historic private members’ club in London traditionally associated with British military officers.
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E.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
- 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 Bundle of Sticks Target entity description: The Bundle of Sticks is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the importance of unity and cooperation through the image of sticks that are unbreakable when bound together but easily snapped one by one.
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A.
The Stick
The Stick is the longtime nickname of Candlestick Park, the former outdoor sports stadium in San Francisco that famously hosted the San Francisco Giants and 49ers.
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B.
Three Baskets
Three Baskets is another name for the Tripitaka, the traditional Buddhist canon comprising collections of teachings, monastic rules, and philosophical discourses.
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C.
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo is a 1955 film noir crime drama directed by Samuel Fuller, set in postwar Tokyo and known for its vivid CinemaScope visuals and story of American gangsters operating in Japan.
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D.
The Rag
The Rag is the informal name of the Army and Navy Club, a historic private members’ club in London traditionally associated with British military officers.
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E.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ morality tale ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
a bundle of sticks
ⓘ
individual sticks ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Bundle of Sticks and the Old Man and His Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bundle of Sticks
The Father and His Sons ⓘ The Old Man and His Sons ⓘ
linked to:
The Old Man and His Grandson
|
| hasAuthor | Aesop ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | folklore ⓘ |
| hasDidacticPurpose |
to teach the importance of cooperation
ⓘ
to warn against discord and division ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
illustrating the benefits of teamwork
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teaching conflict resolution through unity ⓘ |
| hasGenre | fable ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
proverb "United we stand, divided we fall"
ⓘ
linked to:
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
|
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTradition | oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
an old man
ⓘ
the old man's sons ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
Together we are strong, divided we are weak
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Unity is strength ⓘ |
| hasMoralCategory |
family values
ⓘ
social harmony ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | short narrative ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| hasPlotElement |
the father demonstrates that a bundle of sticks cannot be broken when tied together
ⓘ
the father shows that single sticks can be easily broken one by one ⓘ |
| hasStructure | frame of a father instructing his sons ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
bundle symbolizes community or family
ⓘ
sticks symbolize individual people ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
children
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cooperation
ⓘ
family solidarity ⓘ strength in numbers ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| isAdaptedIn |
children's storybooks
ⓘ
moral education materials ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Aesop's Fables
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesop's fables
|
| isUsedIn | school curricula on character education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bundle of Sticks Description of subject: The Bundle of Sticks is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the importance of unity and cooperation through the image of sticks that are unbreakable when bound together but easily snapped one by one.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Aesop's fables
linked to: The Bundle of Sticks