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 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? Would he prefer a
beautiful woman in the day or at night
Lancelot pondered the predicament. “Would
he prefer a beautiful woman to show off to his friends in the day 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? 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?
The moral is..... If you don't let a woman have her own way.... Things are going to get ugly
Let a woman have her way and you would be
better for it
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