This week at The Freakin’ Shack, Mortimer Witherblight our resident ghost host is sounding distinctly croaky — though he insists ghosts can’t catch colds… merely “an unfortunate case of the chills!” Between spectral sniffles and our laughter, the team explore the timeless magic of the number three.

From the darker origins of The Three Little Pigs, to the troll-troubled Billy Goats Gruff, to the surprising early versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, we look at why trios keep appearing in folklore — and why stories built around “three” feel so satisfying and use the Goldilocks principle of being - ‘Just Right’ 

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