Esio Trot
E582892
Esio Trot is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a shy man who uses a clever tortoise-related ruse to win the affection of his neighbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Esio Trot canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6296746 — 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: Esio Trot Context triple: [Martin Pope, notableWork, Esio Trot]
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A.
Tabot
Tabot is a consecrated replica of the Ark of the Covenant central to Ethiopian Orthodox worship and the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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B.
Tio
Tio is a coastal town in Eritrea’s Southern Red Sea Region, known historically as a small port on the Red Sea.
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C.
Hu Tu Tu
Hu Tu Tu is a 1999 Hindi political drama film directed by Gulzar, known for its critique of corruption and power, featuring Tabu in a prominent role.
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D.
Chigorodó
Chigorodó is a municipality in Colombia’s Antioquia Department, known for its agricultural production and location in the Urabá region.
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E.
Banzi
Banzi is a town in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, known as the modern site near the ancient Lucanian city of Bantia.
- 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: Esio Trot Target entity description: Esio Trot is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a shy man who uses a clever tortoise-related ruse to win the affection of his neighbor.
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A.
Tabot
Tabot is a consecrated replica of the Ark of the Covenant central to Ethiopian Orthodox worship and the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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B.
Tio
Tio is a coastal town in Eritrea’s Southern Red Sea Region, known historically as a small port on the Red Sea.
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C.
Hu Tu Tu
Hu Tu Tu is a 1999 Hindi political drama film directed by Gulzar, known for its critique of corruption and power, featuring Tabu in a prominent role.
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D.
Chigorodó
Chigorodó is a municipality in Colombia’s Antioquia Department, known for its agricultural production and location in the Urabá region.
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E.
Banzi
Banzi is a town in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, known as the modern site near the ancient Lucanian city of Bantia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television film ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| aimOfProtagonist | to win the affection of his neighbor Mrs Silver ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl ⓘ |
| centralPlotDevice | tortoise-related ruse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal | tortoise ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Esio Trot (2015 television film) ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator |
Quentin Blake
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Quentin Blake
|
| hasSetting | an apartment building ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alfie
ⓘ
Mr Hoppy ⓘ Mrs Silver ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | retired bachelor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| theme |
deception
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | "Esio Trot" is "tortoise" spelled backwards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esio Trot Description of subject: Esio Trot is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a shy man who uses a clever tortoise-related ruse to win the affection of his neighbor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.