King Arthur and the Witch

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King Arthur and the Witch:

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a

neighbouring 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 neighbouring 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

Be Good