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What a woman really wants

King Arthur and the Witch

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 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? 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.

By pointofview on Aug 31, 2004, 07:25 in Friendly Talkzone. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


aaronfromus says on Aug 31, 2004, 07:48:

nice story That was a nice story. But I would add to the answer of the witch. She said that what a woman wants is to "be in charge of her own life." I would add, that when a woman is married what she wants is to be "in charge of her husband's life." On a side note, one reason it is so hard to pin down what a woman wants, is becuase it changes from day to day depending on her mood.

Aaron

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 31, 2004, 09:38:

:)...I made this same post 11/28/2003 What do Colombian women want?
Author: Desideria | Date: Fri, 11/28/2003 - 13:57 | reply to this comment

WHAT WOMEN WANT!
=================

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 freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult
question.

Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer; 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 everybody:
the princess, the priests, the wise men, 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, only
she would know the answer.

The price would be high; the witch was famous throughout the
kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative
but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer his question,
but he'd have to accept her price first:

The old witch wanted to marry Gawain, 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.

He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure
such a burden.

Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.

He told him that nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to
Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table.
Hence, their 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 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 total
freedom.

What a wedding Gawain and the witch had!

Arthur was torn between relief and anguish. Gawain was proper
as always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her worst
manners on display, and generally made everyone very
uncomfortable.

The honeymoon hour approached. Gawain, steeling himself for a
horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But what a sight
awaited him! The most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before
him!

The astounded Gawain asked what had happened.

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when
she'd appeared as a witch, she would henceforth be her horrible,
deformed self half the time, and the other half, she would be
her beautiful maiden self.

Which would he want her to be during the day, and which during
the night?

What a cruel question!

Gawain pondered his predicament. During the day, a beautiful
woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy
of his home, an old witch?

Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but by night a
beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many intimate moments?

What would you do?

What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read it until you've
made your own choice.



Make YOUR choice BEFORE you read Gawain's answer!

































Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for 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.

What is the moral of this story?

The moral is:
If your woman doesn't get her own way,
things are going to get ugly


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Colombian women are just that: women. There's nothing particular about them, nothing that makes them a race apart.
Saludos,
Desi

"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush

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