A Dream of a Thousand Cats
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A Dream of a Thousand Cats is a short story from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman that follows a prophetic feline’s vision of an alternate reality where cats once ruled the world and might do so again if enough of them share the same dream.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Dream of a Thousand Cats canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17883384 — 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: A Dream of a Thousand Cats Context triple: [Dream Country, containsStory, A Dream of a Thousand Cats]
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A.
Tale of the Cat
Tale of the Cat is a Grade I-winning Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire known for producing numerous stakes winners in North America.
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B.
The King of the Cats
The King of the Cats is a traditional English folk tale about a mysterious talking cat who reveals the secret royal world of feline society.
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C.
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.
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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 Master Cat
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.
- 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: A Dream of a Thousand Cats Target entity description: A Dream of a Thousand Cats is a short story from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman that follows a prophetic feline’s vision of an alternate reality where cats once ruled the world and might do so again if enough of them share the same dream.
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A.
Tale of the Cat
Tale of the Cat is a Grade I-winning Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire known for producing numerous stakes winners in North America.
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B.
The King of the Cats
The King of the Cats is a traditional English folk tale about a mysterious talking cat who reveals the secret royal world of feline society.
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C.
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.
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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 Master Cat
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.