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The Golden Bird

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
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The Golden Bird

Summary

The Golden Bird is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Golden Bird authored Brothers Grimm[3].
  • The Golden Bird authored Jacob Grimm[4].
  • The Golden Bird authored Wilhelm Grimm[5].
  • The Golden Bird's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Golden Bird's genre is fairy tale[7].
  • The Golden Bird's Commons category is recorded as The Golden Bird[8].
  • The Golden Bird's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
  • The Golden Bird's catalog code is recorded as KHM 57[10].
  • The Golden Bird was published on 1812[11].
  • The Golden Bird's has edition or translation is recorded as The Golden Bird[12].
  • The Golden Bird's has edition or translation is recorded as The Golden Bird[13].
  • The Golden Bird's has edition or translation is recorded as The Golden Bird[14].
  • The Golden Bird's has edition or translation is recorded as The Fox's Brush[15].
  • The Golden Bird's has edition or translation is recorded as Vom goldnen Vogel[16].
  • The Golden Bird's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[17].
  • The Golden Bird's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der goldene Vogel'}[18].
  • The Golden Bird's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Golden Bird'}[19].
  • The Golden Bird's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 550[20].
  • The Golden Bird's narrative motif is recorded as speaking fox[21].
  • The Golden Bird's narrative motif is recorded as disenchantment for breaking tabu[22].
  • The Golden Bird's narrative motif is recorded as disenchantment by cutting off animal's limb[23].
  • The Golden Bird's narrative motif is recorded as choice among several gifts[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Genre(s): fairy tale[25]

  • Community tags: fairy tale[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a54e5ace-c348-449a-b6ff-95581ecb9efc[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Brothers Grimm[3], a brother duo[28]; Jacob Grimm[4], a jurist[29], 1785–1863[30], of Electorate of Hesse[31], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[32]; and Wilhelm Grimm[5], a lexicographer[33], 1786–1859[34], of Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel[35].

Publication

The Golden Bird was released on 1812[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[9]. Its genre is fairy tale[7].

Why It Matters

The Golden Bird ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Grimms' fairy tales Jacob Grimm literary work Wilhelm Grimm

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Grimms' fairy tales
    Language of work or name → German
    Instance of → —
    Has edition or translation → The Golden Bird, The Golden Bird, The Golden Bird +2
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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