Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by a
monarch of a neighboring Kingdom.
The monarch would have killed him but was moved by
Arthur's youth and ideals.
So the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as
could answer one very difficult question.
Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer, and
if, after a year he did not succeed, he would be
killed.
The question was...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 everyone:
the priests, the princess, the wise men, even the
court jesters.
He spoke to everyone, but no one had a satisfactory
answer.
Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for
only she would know the answer.
But the price was high; the old witch was famous
throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she
charged.
The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no
choice but to talk to the witch.
She agreed to answer the question, but he would have
to agree to her price first.
The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot..the most
noble Knight 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..
he had never encountered such a repugnant creature in
his life.
He REFUSED to force his friend to marry her and endure
such a terrible burden.
But Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with
Arthur.
He said nothing was too big a sacrifice to save his
friend's life.
Hence a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered
Arthur's question thus:
"What a woman really wants, she
answered....................
...... is to be in charge of her own life. "
Everyone in the kingdom 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
His freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful
wedding.
The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling
Himself for a horrific experience, entered the
bedroom.
But what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful
woman he had ever seen lay across the bed.
The astounded Lancelot asked, How can this be??
The beauty replied that since he had been kind to her
when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be
her horrible deformed self only half the time, and the
beautiful maiden the other half.
Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day, or
during the
night?
Lancelot pondered the predicament.
During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his
friends, but in
the privacy of his castle, an old witch?
Or hideous witch during the day and beautiful woman to
share the nights.
What would YOU do???
What Lancelot chose, is below..BUT..make your choice
and read on..
OKAY???
Noble Lancelot..knowing the witches's answer to
Arthur's question, said he would allow HER to make the
choice!!
Upon hearing this, she announced she would be
beautiful all the time for him, because he had
respected her enough to be in charge of her own life.
NOW...The MORAL of this story is????
The moral is..if you don't let a woman have her own
way..things are
going to get ugly!!
