three flash back introduce the main character ( abu and jaffar and and the princess ) who will interact with ahmad while three be the song and each link to those same character . three time do ahmad pronounce the absolute word time and in his declaration of love to the princess and answer her three question at their first of three meeting . so strong be the impression he cause and that the princess will resist the three attempt by jaffar to conquer her by three successive ploy represent deceit and hypnosis and and memory erasing . yet and jaffar own what he describe a the three inescapable instrument of domination over a woman represent the whip and the power and and the sword . three be the number of fly entity represent the mechanical horse and the genie and and the the genie and the magic carpet . the genie offer three wish to abu at their first of three encounter while three time do the genie laugh loud in the mountain gorge and and three be his consideration about human frailty and before he depart . abu overcomes three obstacle in the temple of dawn ( arm guard and giant spider and and giant octopus ) . three be the instrument of justice represent the magical eye that show abu the future and the magical carpet that transport him just in time to save ahmad and the princess and and the bow and arrow to execute jaffar . there magic in the number three and and there be magic in this movie .