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The third day's present in the classic Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is "Three French Hens." Over the course of the twelve days leading up to Christmas, "my true love" is given a series of more expensive gifts, according to the carol. The presents include different kinds of birds as well as other things like dancing ladies and lords-a-leaping. The song is supposed to have its roots in England in the 18th century and was likely created as a memory game or a way to explain Christian philosophy to young children.