2. The Drummer met three giants.
3. The mountain looked as high as if three mountains had been placed one upon another.
4. On the plain are three things, an old stone house, a large fish pond and a dark, dreary forest.
5. The Witch did not appear till the Drummer had knocked three times.
6. The Drummer wanted three things, admission, food and a night’s lodging.
7. The Witch assigned three tasks.
8. There were three conditions to the first task, to scoop out the water, sort the fish, and finish by night.
9. There were three parts to the second task, to cut the trees, to split them into logs and to stack them.
10. The Witch gave the Drummer three tools with which to accomplish the second task, an ax, a chopper and a wedge.
11. In the third task there were three steps, to place the wood in a heap, to set fire to it and to burn it.