King Arthur and the Witch
Young King Arthur one day went for hunting in a thick forest and was ambushed
and imprisoned by a forest Demon [Rakshasha] in the forest.
The Demon could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So,
the Demon 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, the Demon would kill him.
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 Demon's proposition to have an answer by year's end.
He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princes, princess,
the dukes, 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 Sir. 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 King 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 Forest Demon
[Rakshasha] granted Arthur his freedom and Sir. Lancelot and the witch had a
wonderful wedding.
The honeymoon hour approached and Sir. 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?
Sir. 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?
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 [24
hrs] 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!"
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