The Butterfly Lion
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The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that tells the moving story of a boy's lifelong bond with a white lion and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and remembrance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Butterfly Lion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8155310 — 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 Butterfly Lion Context triple: [Michael Morpurgo, notableWork, The Butterfly Lion]
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A.
The Lion’s World
The Lion’s World is a theological and literary exploration of C. S. Lewis’s Narnia stories by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
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B.
The Lion
The Lion is a large, social big cat native to Africa and parts of Asia, renowned for its strength, pride-based groups, and iconic status as a symbol of courage and royalty.
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C.
The Pride Lion
The Pride Lion is the costumed lion mascot that represents Hofstra University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
Die Löwen
Die Löwen is the traditional nickname of German football club TSV 1860 Munich, reflecting the lion emblem on the club’s crest and its historic identity.
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E.
The Lion and the Rose
"The Lion and the Rose" is the infamous Game of Thrones episode centered on King Joffrey Baratheon’s wedding feast and shocking death, often referred to as the "Purple Wedding."
- 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 Butterfly Lion Target entity description: The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that tells the moving story of a boy's lifelong bond with a white lion and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and remembrance.
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A.
The Lion’s World
The Lion’s World is a theological and literary exploration of C. S. Lewis’s Narnia stories by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
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B.
The Lion
The Lion is a large, social big cat native to Africa and parts of Asia, renowned for its strength, pride-based groups, and iconic status as a symbol of courage and royalty.
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C.
The Pride Lion
The Pride Lion is the costumed lion mascot that represents Hofstra University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
Die Löwen
Die Löwen is the traditional nickname of German football club TSV 1860 Munich, reflecting the lion emblem on the club’s crest and its historic identity.
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E.
The Lion and the Rose
"The Lion and the Rose" is the infamous Game of Thrones episode centered on King Joffrey Baratheon’s wedding feast and shocking death, often referred to as the "Purple Wedding."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | children's novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Morpurgo ⓘ |
| awarded | Smarties Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresRelationshipBetween |
Bertie and Millie
ⓘ
boy and lion ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
realistic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage play ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter | white lion ⓘ |
| hasFrameStory | unnamed boy narrator at boarding school ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Christian Birmingham ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
butterflies
ⓘ
lion ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 128 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Bertie ⓘ |
| hasSupportingCharacter | Millie ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bertie
ⓘ
Millie ⓘ white lion ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative frame ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| setting |
England
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ loss ⓘ loyalty ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Butterfly Lion Description of subject: The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that tells the moving story of a boy's lifelong bond with a white lion and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and remembrance.
Referenced by (1)
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