The Nixie of the Mill-Pond
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"The Nixie of the Mill-Pond" is a German fairy tale about a water spirit who claims a miller’s son as payment for a bargain, exploring themes of fate, sacrifice, and rescue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nix of the Mill-Pond | 1 |
| The Nixie of the Mill-Pond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9244182 — 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 Nixie of the Mill-Pond Context triple: [Brothers Grimm fairy tales, includesWork, The Nixie of the Mill-Pond]
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A.
A Rill from the Town-Pump
"A Rill from the Town-Pump" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that personifies a village water pump to reflect on community life and moral themes.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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C.
The Pond
The Pond is a small, picturesque lake in central Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its birdlife and surrounding parkland.
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D.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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E.
The Tumbling Weir
The Tumbling Weir is an unusual circular weir and historic water feature on the River Otter in Ottery St Mary, Devon, known for its distinctive doughnut-shaped design.
- 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 Nixie of the Mill-Pond Target entity description: "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond" is a German fairy tale about a water spirit who claims a miller’s son as payment for a bargain, exploring themes of fate, sacrifice, and rescue.
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A.
A Rill from the Town-Pump
"A Rill from the Town-Pump" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that personifies a village water pump to reflect on community life and moral themes.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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C.
The Pond
The Pond is a small, picturesque lake in central Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its birdlife and surrounding parkland.
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D.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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E.
The Tumbling Weir
The Tumbling Weir is an unusual circular weir and historic water feature on the River Otter in Ottery St Mary, Devon, known for its distinctive doughnut-shaped design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German fairy tale
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folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Die Nixe im Teich ⓘ |
| ATUTypeLabel |
The Nix of the Mill-Pond
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linked to:
The Nixie of the Mill-Pond
|
| collectedIn |
Grimms' Fairy Tales
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linked to:
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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| collector | Brothers Grimm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
miller
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miller's son ⓘ miller's wife ⓘ nixie ⓘ wise old woman ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
abduction to an underwater realm
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dangerous bargain ⓘ forgetfulness spell ⓘ magical objects ⓘ quest for lost spouse ⓘ recognition by song ⓘ transformative dance ⓘ water spirit ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
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linked to:
Children's and Household Tales
|
| hasAdaptation |
audio recordings of fairy tales
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illustrated storybooks ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
fairy tale
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fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later adaptations of water-spirit tales in German literature ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
faithfulness and perseverance can overcome enchantment
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one should be cautious when making bargains with supernatural beings ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate
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marital devotion ⓘ perseverance ⓘ rescue ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ supernatural bargain ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | nixie ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeResolution | the wife rescues her husband from the nixie ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | European fairy-tale tradition ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
mill
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mill-pond ⓘ |
| taleTypeClassification | Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 316 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers of folklore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Nixie of the Mill-Pond Description of subject: "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond" is a German fairy tale about a water spirit who claims a miller’s son as payment for a bargain, exploring themes of fate, sacrifice, and rescue.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Nixie of the Mill-Pond