<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head> </head>
<body>
<a href="#">click me </a>
<script>
var elem = document.body.children[0];
elem.onclick = onElementClick;
var i = 0;
function onElementClick () {
if(i <= 3 ){
first();
i++;
return;
}
alert("все!");
return false;
}
function first() {
alert(i+1);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>