3. The rule of threes
Follows of the example of great many Hungarian folk tales, organizes stuff in threes. Like his promotions (pool, amusement park, orange research - two failures and a success - third times the charm the English also says), or his local antagonist from the village: Csetneki, the ex-fascist dude who reported him during the war (and probably for the pig too), he appears once when they hand out the meat at the butcher shop (he is the last one who got meat, actually the only one we can see getting any), in the pub singing, and when he arrives late to dose the fire. Three times in jail with Gulyás and the bishop (before the trial and death row). Etc.
Not everything is organized in this way, but the technique is apparent enough.