Tongue-Cut Sparrow

traditional Japanese fable telling of a kind old man, his avaricious wife and an injured sparrow
VisualArtwork folk_tale Q1318249
Tongue-Cut Sparrow
Rijksmuseum · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Summary

Tongue-Cut Sparrow is a folk tale[1]. It draws 368 Wikipedia views per month (folk_tale category, ranking #16 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's instance of is recorded as folk tale[3].
  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's Commons category is recorded as Shita-kiri Suzume[4].
  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[5].
  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's has edition or translation is recorded as The Tongue-Cut Sparrow[6].
  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's has edition or translation is recorded as The Tongue-cut Sparrow[7].
  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '舌切り雀'}[8].
  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tongue-Cut Sparrow'}[9].
  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 480[10].

Body

Publication

Tongue-Cut Sparrow's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[5].

Why It Matters

Tongue-Cut Sparrow draws 368 Wikipedia views per month (folk_tale category, ranking #16 of 45).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Tongue-Cut Sparrow. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tongue-cut-sparrow
MLA “Tongue-Cut Sparrow.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tongue-cut-sparrow.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tongue-cut-sparrow_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tongue-Cut Sparrow}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tongue-cut-sparrow}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Tongue-Cut Sparrow — https://4ort.xyz/entity/tongue-cut-sparrow (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tongue-cut-sparrow · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Mariobanana · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name Japanese
    Pixiv encyclopedia id 舌切り雀
    Instance of
    Instance of folk tale
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11408]]: 舌切り雀"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.