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 greatly in producing effect. In _Cinderella_ the scene shifts from the hearth to the palace ballroom; in the _Princess and the Pea_, from the comfortable castle of the Queen to the raging storm, and then back again to the castle, to the breakfast-room on the following morning. In _Snow White and Rose Red_ the scene changes from the cheery, beautiful interior of the cottage, to the snowstorm from which the Bear emerged. In accumulative tales, such as _The Old Woman and her Pig_, _Medio Pollito_, and _The Robin's Christmas Song_, the sequence of the story itself is preserved mainly by the change of setting. This appears in the following outline of _The Robin's Christmas Song_, an English tale which is the same as the Scotch _Robin's Yule-Song_, which has been attributed to Robert Burns. This tale illustrates one main line of sequence:-- _The Robin's Christmas Song_