King Arthur and
the Witch:
Young King Arthur
was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring 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 hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like
sewage, made obscene noises, etc. 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, 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 neighbouring 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 for him
to enjoy wondrous intimate moments?
What would YOU
do?
What Lancelot
chose is below. BUT....make YOUR choice before you scroll
down below. OKAY?
Noble Lancelot
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?
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The moral is.....
If you don't let
a woman have her own way....
Things are going
to get ugly!
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