Three Men in a Boat 1891, "Three Women in One Boat: A River Sketch" by Constance MacEwen was published. This book relates the journey of three young university women who set out to emulate the river trip in "Three Men in a Boat" in an effort to raise the spirits of one of them, who is about to be expelled from university. To take the place of Montmorency, they bring a cat called Tintoretto. Three Men in a Boat is referenced in the 1956 parody novel on mountaineering, "The Ascent of Rum Doodle", where the head porter Bing is said to spend "much of his
The Three Little Men in the Wood false queen are then put inside said cask and rolled down a hill into a nearby river. This tale combines two sequences, which are often found together—see, for example, "The Enchanted Wreath", "Maiden Bright-eye", or "Bushy Bride"—but which can also be two separate stories: The story appears to be influenced by Charles Perrault's variant, "The Fairies", as the heroine receives a similar reward to the heroine in that tale. The Three Little Men in the Wood "The Three Little Men in the Wood" or "The Three Little Gnomes in the Forest" () is a German fairy tale collected in 1812