Gossamer_2701
03-15-2004, 02:05 PM
What A
Woman Really Wants...Good Story With A Moral
>
> 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 hunchbacked and
> hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewerage,
>
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? 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, 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.
Woman Really Wants...Good Story With A Moral
>
> 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 hunchbacked and
> hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewerage,
>
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? 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, 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.