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The Queen Bee

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
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The Queen Bee
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The Queen Bee

Summary

The Queen Bee is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Queen Bee authored Brothers Grimm[3].
  • The Queen Bee authored Jacob Grimm[4].
  • The Queen Bee authored Wilhelm Grimm[5].
  • The Queen Bee is the creator of Albert Ludwig Grimm[6].
  • The Queen Bee's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Queen Bee's genre is fairy tale[8].
  • The Queen Bee's Commons category is recorded as The Queen Bee[9].
  • The Queen Bee's language of work or name is recorded as German[10].
  • The Queen Bee's catalog code is recorded as KHM 62[11].
  • The Queen Bee's catalog code is recorded as KHM 64[12].
  • The Queen Bee was released on 1819[13].
  • The Queen Bee's has edition or translation is recorded as De bijen-koningin[14].
  • The Queen Bee's has edition or translation is recorded as The Queen Bee[15].
  • The Queen Bee's has edition or translation is recorded as The Queen Bee[16].
  • The Queen Bee's has edition or translation is recorded as The Queen Bee[17].
  • The Queen Bee's has edition or translation is recorded as Die Bienenkönigin[18].
  • The Queen Bee's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[19].
  • The Queen Bee's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Bienenkönigin'}[20].
  • The Queen Bee's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Queen Bee'}[21].
  • The Queen Bee's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De bijen-koningin'}[22].
  • The Queen Bee's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'La reina de las abejas'}[23].
  • The Queen Bee's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 554[24].
  • The Queen Bee's narrative motif is recorded as ant grateful for preventing destruction of nest[25].
  • The Queen Bee's narrative motif is recorded as duck recovers lost key from sea[26].
  • The Queen Bee's narrative motif is recorded as disenchantment by recognition[27].

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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]. The Queen Bee is the creator of Albert Ludwig Grimm[6].

Publication

The Queen Bee was published on 1819[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[10]. Its genre is fairy tale[8].

Why It Matters

The Queen Bee ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 3 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. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.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. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1819-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Narrative motif → ant grateful for preventing destruction of nest, duck recovers lost key from sea, disenchantment by recognition +2
    Publication date → —
    Language of work or name → German
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی کوئین بی]]"
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