| 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 his freedom,
as long as he could answer a very difficult question.
Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer
and, 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 everyone: the princess, the priests,
the wise men and even 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, for only she would have the answer.
But the price would be high; as the 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 of the Knights of
the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young
Arthur was horrified. She was hideous. He had
never encountered such a repugnant creature in
all 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 of a sacrifice
compared to Arthur's life and the preservation
of the Round Table.
Hence, a 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 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 before him on the bed. The astounded
Lancelot asked what had happened. The beauty replied
that since he had been so 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 night? Lancelot pondered
the predicament: During the day, a beautiful woman
to show off to his friends, but at night, in the
privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would
he prefer having a hideous witch during the day,
but by night, a beautiful woman?
What would YOU do?
Noble Lancelot, knowing the answer
the witch gave Arthur to his question, said that
he would allow HER to make the choice 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.
Now....what is the moral to this
story? The moral is...
If you don't let a woman
have her own way, things are going to get ugly.
Fun quote:
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless
of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic
background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL
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