Locks
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"Locks" is a short story by Neil Gaiman, featured in his collection *Fragile Things*, that intertwines a retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with reflections on parenthood and storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875562 — 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: Locks Context triple: [Fragile Things, hasStory, Locks]
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A.
Lock
Lock is a Symfony component that provides a robust locking mechanism to prevent concurrent access conflicts in shared resources.
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B.
Lockit
Lockit is the corrupt jailer and one of the main antagonists in John Gay's satirical ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera."
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C.
The Lock
The Lock is a celebrated 1824 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting rural life along the River Stour with dramatic naturalistic detail.
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D.
Latch
"Latch" is a 2012 breakout electronic soul single by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith, widely credited with launching Smith’s career and popularizing Disclosure’s signature sound.
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E.
Bow Locks
Bow Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Lea in East London that control water levels and enable boat passage between the river and surrounding waterways.
- 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: Locks Target entity description: "Locks" is a short story by Neil Gaiman, featured in his collection *Fragile Things*, that intertwines a retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with reflections on parenthood and storytelling.
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A.
Lock
Lock is a Symfony component that provides a robust locking mechanism to prevent concurrent access conflicts in shared resources.
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B.
Lockit
Lockit is the corrupt jailer and one of the main antagonists in John Gay's satirical ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera."
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C.
The Lock
The Lock is a celebrated 1824 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting rural life along the River Stour with dramatic naturalistic detail.
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D.
Latch
"Latch" is a 2012 breakout electronic soul single by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith, widely credited with launching Smith’s career and popularizing Disclosure’s signature sound.
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E.
Bow Locks
Bow Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Lea in East London that control water levels and enable boat passage between the river and surrounding waterways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Goldilocks and the Three Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
bears
ⓘ
family ⓘ home ⓘ locks ⓘ |
| collection | Fragile Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
how parents see classic tales differently
ⓘ
how stories change when told to children ⓘ |
| features | retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Fragile Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ metafiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality |
American
ⓘ
British ⓘ |
| includedIn | Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInEdition | Fragile Things first edition ⓘ |
| intertwinesWith | Goldilocks and the Three Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allusion to classic fairy tales
ⓘ
parallel narratives ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
frame narrative
ⓘ
story within a story ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Neil Gaiman short fiction ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story collection contribution ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics of storytelling
ⓘ
relationship between parent and child ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
ⓘ
fairy tales ⓘ parenthood ⓘ responsibility ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| workOf | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | contemporary fairy-tale retelling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Locks Description of subject: "Locks" is a short story by Neil Gaiman, featured in his collection *Fragile Things*, that intertwines a retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with reflections on parenthood and storytelling.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.