"Three Little Pigs": Third Time's a Charm

Dr. Harvey looks at the power of numbers in folktales, specifically the magic of three and seven (three pigs, seven dwarves), citing Orion and his three-starred belt who chases the seven Pleiades sisters. She notes how even the story formats are broken into threes: Beginning, Middle, and End. She shares the stories of “The Three Little Goslings” (the Italian version of the German “Three Little Pigs”) and “The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs,” which is also a Grimm story from Germany.

English
  • Runtime 34 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created June 8, 2022 by
    isolation422h3
  • Modified September 7, 2024 by
    JLS