Display 3 posts by parent ID

<?php query_posts("posts_per_page=3&post_type=page&post_parent=71"); the_post(); ?>

    <article class="span4">
        <time>Tuesday, April 16, 2013</time>

        <h5><a>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h5>

        <p class="excerpt">

            <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
        </p>

    <a href="#">Read More...</a>
    </article>

Not working for me for some reason, it’s not giving me any errors but nothing shows up, all blank.

All I want to do is show the 3 latest posts under the parent page id 71. This is for the Home Page
Any advice guys?