The Ugly Duckling
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"The Ugly Duckling" is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an outcast young bird who grows into a beautiful swan, symbolizing personal transformation and the discovery of inner worth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ugly Duckling canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6920283 — 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 Ugly Duckling Context triple: [Hans Christian Andersen, notableWork, The Ugly Duckling]
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A.
The White Duck
The White Duck is a painting by American Ashcan School artist George Luks, reflecting his gritty, realist style and interest in everyday urban life.
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B.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
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C.
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
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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D.
The Wise Little Hen
The Wise Little Hen is a 1934 Walt Disney animated short film best known for introducing the character Donald Duck.
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E.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
- 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 Ugly Duckling Target entity description: "The Ugly Duckling" is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an outcast young bird who grows into a beautiful swan, symbolizing personal transformation and the discovery of inner worth.
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A.
The White Duck
The White Duck is a painting by American Ashcan School artist George Luks, reflecting his gritty, realist style and interest in everyday urban life.
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B.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
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C.
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
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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D.
The Wise Little Hen
The Wise Little Hen is a 1934 Walt Disney animated short film best known for introducing the character Donald Duck.
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E.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
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literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Hans Christian Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climax | revelation that the duckling is a swan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | the phrase 'ugly duckling' used metaphorically for personal transformation ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fairy tale ⓘ moral tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated films
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ballets ⓘ picture books ⓘ theatre plays ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEdition | numerous illustrated children's books ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
do not judge others by outward appearance
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those who are different may have hidden strengths ⓘ true beauty is revealed over time ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Andersen's fairy tales worldwide ⓘ |
| influenced | popular concept of the 'ugly duckling' as a late bloomer ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | the ugly duckling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterSpecies | swan ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
farm animals who mock the duckling
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mother duck ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Den grimme Ælling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Andersen's fairy tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| publisher | C. A. Reitzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolution | acceptance of the swan by other swans ⓘ |
| setting | rural countryside ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the discovery of inner worth
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the pain of social rejection ⓘ the value of patience and growth ⓘ |
| theme |
bullying and exclusion
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coming of age ⓘ identity ⓘ inner beauty ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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many world languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ugly Duckling Description of subject: "The Ugly Duckling" is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an outcast young bird who grows into a beautiful swan, symbolizing personal transformation and the discovery of inner worth.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
swan