Simple WP Query

gistfile1.txt

<?php $args = array(
    'post_type' => 'post',
    'orderby' => 'menu_order',
    'order' => 'ASC',
    'posts_per_page' => 3,
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?>

<?php if ( $query->have_posts() ) { ?>

  <?php while ( $query->have_posts() ) { $query->the_post(); ?>

    <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

  <?php } ?>

<?php } ?>