The Dog in the Manger

fable falsely ascribed to Aesop
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2625314
The Dog in the Manger
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The Dog in the Manger

Summary

The Dog in the Manger is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dog in the Manger authored Aesop[3].
  • The Dog in the Manger's image is recorded as Aesops Fables-Rackham-118.jpg[4].
  • The Dog in the Manger's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Dog in the Manger's genre is recorded as fable[6].
  • The Dog in the Manger's Commons category is recorded as The dog in the manger[7].
  • The Dog in the Manger's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06t_hm[8].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dog in the Manger[9].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as El perro en el pajar[10].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as 飼葉桶の中の犬[11].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dog in the Manger[12].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dog in the Manger[13].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as A Dog in a Manger[14].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as Of the Enuyous Dogge[15].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135915029[16].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135484858[17].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138587934[18].
  • The Dog in the Manger's has edition or translation is recorded as Q130752580[19].
  • The Dog in the Manger's Perry Index is recorded as 702[20].
  • The Dog in the Manger's narrative motif is recorded as the dog in the manger[21].
  • The Dog in the Manger's form of creative work is recorded as short story[22].

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Works and Contributions

The Dog in the Manger authored Aesop[3].

Why It Matters

The Dog in the Manger ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Yamato Shiya · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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