The Three Princes of Serendip
The Three princes of Serendip is an ancient Indian/Persian story about three brothers who go on various quests. It is from this story that Horace Walpole originally coined the term “serendipity”.
In these stories the three princes use small and seemingly insignificant clues to discover things about the nature of events. Their technique is akin to that of Sherlock Holms or the more contemporary Monk. However, with the three princes it is often the case that their travels and deductions result in unexpected events. These unexpected results are also often generally good in nature.