“The Rule of Three” is a short story by author WW Jacobs. The story contains a long exposition that gradually introduces the setting, the main protagonist, and the main antagonist. The setting is the White family home, in a small English town, on a dark historical night, to create the mood for the suspense of the story. At the end of Act 1, the exposition is over. When the exposition ends, the inciting incident begins. The inciting incident of the "Rule of Three" occurs just after Sergeant Major Morris's visit to the Whites. Although Sergeant Major Morris had warned and attempted to destroy the limb in the chimney, the whites were too stubborn to listen to the man. Instead, they took the paw and, out of utter idiocy, wished for 200 pounds. A material gain that they did not know would cost them dearly, as Sergeant Major Morris had warned. The climax of the "Rule of Three" is when Mrs. White demands that Mr. White use his second wish to bring her son back from the dead. . This is the most exciting point in the story because the events that happen next are written with suspicion....