What an olive branch . . .
The witch was selfish, used blackmail to land a stud muffin, but she had
part of it right.
The answer, plain and simple is: respect.
Be Vigilant,
"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
LandSpeed Productions
Telling Stories with Words and Pictures
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----- Original Message -----
From: <DaCudaKid@aol.com>
To: <Land-Speed@autox.team.net>; <lanoeth@earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:40 PM
Subject: Get This
> 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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