The Three Sillies
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The Three Sillies is a humorous English folk tale about a man who encounters a series of increasingly foolish people, highlighting absurdity and common sense.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Six Sillies" | 1 |
| The Three Sillies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17049584 — 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 Three Sillies Context triple: [English Fairy Tales, hasPart, The Three Sillies]
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A.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
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B.
Rigmarole Town
Rigmarole Town is a whimsical, convoluted city in the Gillikin Country of L. Frank Baum’s Land of Oz, known for its overly complicated customs and roundabout ways.
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C.
Three-Foot Horse
Three-Foot Horse is a supernatural creature from Jamaican folklore, often depicted as a terrifying, limping horse associated with omens and malevolent spirits.
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D.
Peculiar Follies
Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
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E.
The Time of Laughter
The Time of Laughter is a humorous memoir by American writer Corey Ford, recalling his experiences in New York’s literary and entertainment circles during the early 20th century.
- 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 Three Sillies Target entity description: The Three Sillies is a humorous English folk tale about a man who encounters a series of increasingly foolish people, highlighting absurdity and common sense.
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A.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
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B.
Rigmarole Town
Rigmarole Town is a whimsical, convoluted city in the Gillikin Country of L. Frank Baum’s Land of Oz, known for its overly complicated customs and roundabout ways.
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C.
Three-Foot Horse
Three-Foot Horse is a supernatural creature from Jamaican folklore, often depicted as a terrifying, limping horse associated with omens and malevolent spirits.
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D.
Peculiar Follies
Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
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E.
The Time of Laughter
The Time of Laughter is a humorous memoir by American writer Corey Ford, recalling his experiences in New York’s literary and entertainment circles during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
linked to: The Three Sillies