The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

E128348

British children's book children's picture book literary work

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is a classic children's picture book featuring an anthropomorphic duck's misadventures, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Jemima Puddle-Duck	7
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck canonical	7
Make Way for Ducklings	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1049122 — 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 Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Context triple: [Beatrix Potter, notableWork, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck]

A. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is a classic children's picture book by Beatrix Potter that continues the adventures of Peter Rabbit and his cousin Benjamin in Mr. McGregor's garden.
B. Goose Eggs
"Goose Eggs" is a song by the band Divers, known for its emotionally charged indie rock sound and vivid storytelling.
C. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a classic children's picture book following the mischievous adventures of a young rabbit who disobeys his mother and sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden.
D. The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic 1908 children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame that follows the adventures and friendships of anthropomorphic animals along an English riverbank.
E. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin is a classic children's picture book by Beatrix Potter that follows the mischievous adventures of an impudent red squirrel who narrowly escapes the wrath of an owl.
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 Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Target entity description: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is a classic children's picture book featuring an anthropomorphic duck's misadventures, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.

A. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is a classic children's picture book by Beatrix Potter that continues the adventures of Peter Rabbit and his cousin Benjamin in Mr. McGregor's garden.
B. Goose Eggs
"Goose Eggs" is a song by the band Divers, known for its emotionally charged indie rock sound and vivid storytelling.
C. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a classic children's picture book following the mischievous adventures of a young rabbit who disobeys his mother and sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden.
D. The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic 1908 children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame that follows the adventures and friendships of anthropomorphic animals along an English riverbank.
E. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin is a classic children's picture book by Beatrix Potter that follows the mischievous adventures of an impudent red squirrel who narrowly escapes the wrath of an owl.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British children's book ⓘ children's picture book ⓘ literary work ⓘ
author	Beatrix Potter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy	Beatrix Potter ⓘ
featuresAnthropomorphicAnimals	true ⓘ
followsCharacter	a duck seeking a place to lay eggs ⓘ
genre	animal fiction ⓘ children's literature ⓘ picture book ⓘ
hasAnimalProtagonist	The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jemima Puddle-Duck
hasArtStyle	naturalistic illustration ⓘ
hasCharacter	The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jemima Puddle-Duck the farm collie dog Kep ⓘ the farmer's wife ⓘ the fox ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	considered a classic of children's literature ⓘ
hasFictionalUniverse	Beatrix Potter's little books ⓘ surface form: Beatrix Potter universe
hasFormat	illustrated story ⓘ
hasIllustrations	watercolour drawings ⓘ
hasMoral	be cautious of strangers ⓘ value of experience and wisdom ⓘ
hasMotif	farm animals in clothing ⓘ predator and prey dynamics ⓘ
hasPageOrientation	small-format book ⓘ
hasRescuer	the dog Kep ⓘ
hasTargetAgeGroup	early readers ⓘ preschool children ⓘ
hasTheme	danger and rescue ⓘ naivety and trust ⓘ rural life ⓘ
illustrator	Beatrix Potter ⓘ
includesAntagonist	a cunning fox ⓘ
intendedAudience	children ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Edwardian literature ⓘ
mainCharacter	The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jemima Puddle-Duck
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor	combination of text and delicate illustrations ⓘ detailed depictions of rural English farm life ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOfSeries	Beatrix Potter's little books ⓘ
publicationYear	1908 ⓘ
publisher	Frederick Warne & Co. ⓘ
setting	English countryside ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beatrix Potter → notableWork → The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck ⓘ

Make Way for Ducklings sculpture → basedOn → The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck ⓘ

this entity surface form: Make Way for Ducklings

Near Sawrey → notableWorkSetHere → The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck ⓘ

Peter Rabbit series → hasCharacter → The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck ⓘ