re with a man with a load of straw.
Builds a straw house. (Wolf enters.)
Wolf comes and destroys him.

2. Second Pig's venture with a man with a load of furze.
Builds a furze house.
Wolf comes and destroys him.

3. Third Pig's venture with a man with a load of bricks.
Builds a brick house.
Wolf comes. (Climax.)

III. _Conclusion_. Third Pig outwits the Wolf.
At the turnip-field in Mr. Smith's home-field.
At the apple tree in Merry-Garden.
At the fair at Shanklin.
At his own brick house.

Evidently the climax here is when the Wolf comes to the third Pig's
brick house. After that things take a turn; and the final test of
strength and cleverness comes at the very end of the tale, at Little
Pig's brick house.

Grimm's _Briar Rose_ is a model of structure and easily separates
itself into ten large episodes.

_Briar Rose_

1. _The Introduction_.

2. The Christening Feast.
(a) The Fairies and their gifts.
(b) The wicked Fairy and her curse.

3. The King's decree.

4. Princess Rose's birthday.
(a) Princess Rose's visit to the old tower.
(b) Princess Rose and the wicked Fairy spinning.
(c) The magic sleep.

5. The hedge of briars.

6. The Prince and the old Man.

7. The Prince and the opening hedge.

8. The Prince in the castle. (Climax.)

9. The awakening.

10. The wedding. (Conclusion.)

The climax here is the Prince's awakening kiss. The blossoming of the
hedge into roses prepares for the climax; and the conclusion--the
awakening of all the life of the castle and the wedding--follow
immediately after.

(3) Setting. The third element of the short-story that is essential to
its power and charm is setting. The setting is the circumstances or
events which surround the characters and action. The setting occupies
a much more important place in the tale than we realize, for it is the
source of a variety of sensations and feelings which it may arouse. It
gives the poetic or artistic touch to a tale. In the old tale the
setting is given often in a word or two which act like magic, to open
to our eyes a whole vision of associations. The road in the _Three
Pigs_, the wood in _Red Riding Hood_, the castle in the _Sleeping
Beauty_--these add charm. Often the transformation in setting aids
great