The Sheep-Pig
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The Sheep-Pig is a 1983 children's novel by Dick King-Smith about a clever pig who learns to herd sheep, later adapted into the film "Babe."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sheep-Pig canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17936461 — 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 Sheep-Pig Context triple: [Babe (film), basedOn, The Sheep-Pig]
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A.
The Pig
The Pig is a colloquial nickname for the U.S. military’s M60 general-purpose machine gun, known for its heavy weight, high rate of fire, and extensive use during the Vietnam War.
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B.
One Pig
One Pig is an experimental concept album by Matthew Herbert that uses sounds recorded throughout the life cycle of a single pig to explore themes of consumption, ethics, and industrial food production.
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C.
Granny Pig
Granny Pig is a kind, elderly pig and Peppa Pig’s grandmother in the animated children’s television series, known for her love of gardening, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren.
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D.
Breadpig
Breadpig is a quirky, socially conscious merchandising company and “uncorporation” known for selling geeky products and donating much of its profits to charity.
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E.
Mr. Pig
Mr. Pig is a character from the animated series "Adventure Time," known as the gentle, somewhat dim-witted pig who becomes Tree Trunks' husband.
- 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 Sheep-Pig Target entity description: The Sheep-Pig is a 1983 children's novel by Dick King-Smith about a clever pig who learns to herd sheep, later adapted into the film "Babe."
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A.
The Pig
The Pig is a colloquial nickname for the U.S. military’s M60 general-purpose machine gun, known for its heavy weight, high rate of fire, and extensive use during the Vietnam War.
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B.
One Pig
One Pig is an experimental concept album by Matthew Herbert that uses sounds recorded throughout the life cycle of a single pig to explore themes of consumption, ethics, and industrial food production.
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C.
Granny Pig
Granny Pig is a kind, elderly pig and Peppa Pig’s grandmother in the animated children’s television series, known for her love of gardening, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren.
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D.
Breadpig
Breadpig is a quirky, socially conscious merchandising company and “uncorporation” known for selling geeky products and donating much of its profits to charity.
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E.
Mr. Pig
Mr. Pig is a character from the animated series "Adventure Time," known as the gentle, somewhat dim-witted pig who becomes Tree Trunks' husband.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.