The Wolf and the Crane

GPTKB entity

Properties (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fable
gptkbp:adaptation Animation.
Various retellings
Literature.
Theater.
gptkbp:author Aesop
gptkbp:character gptkb:Wolf
Crane
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Crane_shows_compassion.
Wolf_shows_selfishness.
gptkbp:characterTraits Clear moral archetypes.
gptkbp:conflict Wolf's_greed_vs._Crane's_kindness.
gptkbp:context Reflects_societal_values.
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin Ancient folklore.
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Relevant across cultures.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced moral tales.
Influenced storytelling.
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Part of Western literary tradition.
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:genre fable
gptkbp:hasCollaborationsWith Adapted into various formats.
gptkbp:hasConflictWith Moral dilemmas.
gptkbp:hasEducation Used in moral education.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wolf and the Crane
gptkbp:influence Moral education.
gptkbp:isPopularAmong Popular among children.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:moral Help those who are in need, but do not expect gratitude.
Acts of kindness may go unappreciated.
gptkbp:motif Various interpretations exist.
Animals represent human traits.
Different cultures have variations.
Moral lesson learned.
Part of oral tradition.
Classic_fable_structure.
gptkbp:mythology Well-received.
Examines human behavior.
gptkbp:narrativeStyle Allegorical.
Short.
Third-person.
Prose.
Verse.
gptkbp:notableStores gptkb:The_Ant_and_the_Grasshopper
gptkb:The_Lion_and_the_Mouse
gptkb:The_Fox_and_the_Grapes
gptkbp:plot A crane helps the wolf by removing the bone.
A wolf gets a bone stuck in his throat.
The wolf does not reward the crane.
gptkbp:productQuality Timeless moral.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aesop's_Fables
gptkbp:resolution The wolf's ingratitude.
gptkbp:rite Expectations of gratitude can lead to disappointment.
Critiqued_for_moral_ambiguity.
gptkbp:setting forest
gptkbp:symbolism The crane symbolizes kindness.
The wolf symbolizes selfishness.
gptkbp:targetAudience children
gptkbp:taught Not all who are helped will be grateful.
gptkbp:technologyArea Simple and direct.
gptkbp:theme Trust and betrayal.
Beginning, middle, end.
Influences modern storytelling.
Continues to be taught.
Kindness, selfishness.
To teach a lesson.
ingratitude
Anthropomorphized_animals.
gptkbp:type Animal fable.