UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
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 prostitutes, the
priests, the wise men, and 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.
As the last day of the year approached, 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 thetime,
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, the witch asked? 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
until you've made your own choice.
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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 a woman doesn't get her own way, things are going to get ugly.
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