i thought the moral of the story was "all women are witches?" peace ladies
On 8/11/05, bobby villanueva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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. > > ******************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > ________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Philippine hotels Philippine phone card > > ________________________________ > YAHOO! 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