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 propos ition 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 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 experiencence, 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 Lanc elot 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 > a 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? > > Scroll down > > >
> The moral is..... > If you don't let a woman have her own way.... > Things are going to get ugly >
