Ursus
02-28-2010, 06:28 AM
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
Tableand 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 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 lie 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?
Scroll down
The moral is....
If you don't let a woman have
her own way...
Things are going to get ugly.
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
Tableand 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 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 lie 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?
Scroll down
The moral is....
If you don't let a woman have
her own way...
Things are going to get ugly.