Ok, since the ladies have been taking a little bruising lately, I thought
they might like this.
GET THIS
As a knight, Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the
monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him, but was
moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So the monarch offered him freedom, as
long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year
to figure out the answer; if, after a year, he still had no answer, he
>would be put to death.
The question: What do women really want?
Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and, to young
Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death,
he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.
He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the
princess, the prostitutes, the priests, the wise men, the court jester. He
spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many
people advised him to consult the old witch--only she would know the answer.
The price would be high; the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the
exorbitant prices she charged.
The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk
to the witch. She agreed to answer his question, but he'd have to accept her
price first: The old witch wanted to marry Gawain, he most noble of the
Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was
horrified: She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled
like sewage, made obscene noises... etc.
He had never encountered such a repugnant creature. He refused to force his
friend to marry her and have to endure such a burden. Gawain, upon learning
of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told him that nothing was too big a
sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table.
Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch
answered Arthur's question thus:
What a woman really wants is to be in charge of her own life.
Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that
Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was. The neighboring monarch
granted Arthur total freedom.
What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was torn between relief and
anguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous.
The old witch put her worst manners on display, and generally made everyone
very uncomfortable.
The honeymoon hour approached. Gawain, steeling himself for a
Horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But what a sight awaited him! The
most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before him! The astounded Gawain
asked what had happened. The beauty replied that since he had been so kind
to Her when she'd appeared as a witch, she would henceforth be her horrible,
deformed self half the time, and the other half, she would be her beautiful
maiden self. Which would he want her to be during the day, and which during
the night?
What a cruel question! Gawain pondered his predicament. During the
day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the
privacy of his home, an old witch? Or would he prefer having by day a
hideous witch, but by night a beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many
intimate moments?
What would you do? What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read until
you've made your own choice.
Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself. Upon hearing
this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time, because he had
respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.
What is the moral of this story?
The moral is: If your woman doesn't get her own way, things are going to get
ugly!
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