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| three |
The three bears
with three chairs
and three beds
and three bowls of porridge.
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| three bears |
"I'll huff,
and I'll puff,
and I'll blow your house in?"
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| three little pigs |
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| three graces |
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| three stooges |
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| three stones |
They all ran after the farmer's wife
she cut off their tales with the carving knife
did you ever see such a sight in your life?
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| three blind mice |
Three kings visit the babe in Bethlehem.
Three crosses at Calvary.
Three days before Christ arose.
Peter's three denials of Christ.
Three times the cock crows.
To denote time- yesterday, today, tomorrow.
Past, present, future.
Morning, noon and night.
Twenty-four hour day- divided by three equals three eight hour shifts.
The trilogy, triad, trinity.
"I'll give you three wishes."
"Third times a charm."
"Three strikes you're out."
"Three ring circus."
"Three sheets to the wind."
"Thought, word, and deed."
"Me'nage a trois." (Ooooh la la.)
"Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil."
While reading what I could about the number three today, I learned humans perceive white light as a mixture of three additive primary hues- red, green, and blue. Who knew?
For one of the most conclusive essays regarding the number three, consult this website, www.threes.com
specifically, here.
Or, for a generic version, there is always good old wiki.
What comes to mind when you think of the number three?
I hope you enjoyed this post today, brought to you by the number three. Now I'm off to enjoy my three day weekend.
10 comments:
Hmmm.. you have me thinking.
Cheryl,
Three cheers for your post!
What I always think about the number three is concerning anything with decorating. Groupings of three. It just looks off with a lesser number or a larger one.
Look around your house on tabletops, walls. You'll see what I mean. Donna
What a lot to think about! Hope you are getting some sun!!
sandie
Three? I think of my kids . . . Davey, Brian and Cassandra, three of God's beautiful creations:O)
intersting symbolism in threes for sure...you covered many i know...hmm..its also prime...hope you are having a great weekend...
I can honestly say I've never even thought about it before. Now I'll probably never get it out of my head. You're right, it is strange. I'll bet Jack and Jill even had another sibling that no one talks about.
My three daughters. This was cool stuff. Gotta run apparently, there are 3 blind mice after me.
This was a cool post!
I was one of three children...and, down the road...who knows? I could have a third husband..........but why would I go through THAT again, huh?
I'm playing catch up reading everybody's blogs now that I'm feeling a little better. THREE has always been my LUCKY number. Never gave much thought to WHY? Reading this has given me NEW insight.
My three kids come to mind.
Loved this post and how you put it together.
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