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The Scorpion and the Frog

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The Scorpion and the Frog

Summary

The Scorpion and the Frog is a fable[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fable entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Scorpion and the Frog's image is recorded as Scorpion and the frog kurzon.png[3].
  • The Scorpion and the Frog's image is recorded as Tortoise and Scorpion.jpg[4].
  • The Scorpion and the Frog's instance of is recorded as fable[5].
  • The Scorpion and the Frog's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g4088[6].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Scorpion and the Frog include Scorpion[7], a two-part episode[8], directed by David Livingston[9].

Why It Matters

The Scorpion and the Frog ranks in the top 4% of fable entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for it include Scorpion[7], a two-part episode[8], directed by David Livingston[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . 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. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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