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Quoting Junie2006:
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 youthful happiness. He offered Arthur
his freedom, if 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 killed. The question
was: What do women really want?
Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgable man.
To young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. 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, the court jester. In all, he spoke with
everyone but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.
What most people did tell him was to consult the old witch, as
only she would know the answer. The price would be high, since
the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant
prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and 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
awfully hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage water,
often made obscene noises... He had never run across 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 of 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: What a woman really wants is
to be able 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 went. The
neighboring monarch spared Arthur's life and granted him 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.
She ate with her hands, belched and farted, and made everyone
uncomfortable. The wedding night approached: Gawain, steeling
himself for a horrific night, entered the bedroom. What a sight
awaited! The most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before him!
Gawain was astounded and asked what had happened. The beauty
replied that since he had been so kind to her (when she'd been
a witch), half the time she would be her horrible, deformed self,
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? What a cruel question? Gawain began to think of 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
spooky witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch,
but by night a beautiful woman 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 and had let her be
in charge of her own life. What is he moral of this story?
THE MORAL IS IF YOU DON'T LET THE WOMAN HAVE HER 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 youthful happiness. He offered Arthur
his freedom, if 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 killed. The question
was: What do women really want?
Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgable man.
To young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. 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, the court jester. In all, he spoke with
everyone but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.
What most people did tell him was to consult the old witch, as
only she would know the answer. The price would be high, since
the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant
prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and 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
awfully hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage water,
often made obscene noises... He had never run across 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 of 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: What a woman really wants is
to be able 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 went. The
neighboring monarch spared Arthur's life and granted him 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.
She ate with her hands, belched and farted, and made everyone
uncomfortable. The wedding night approached: Gawain, steeling
himself for a horrific night, entered the bedroom. What a sight
awaited! The most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before him!
Gawain was astounded and asked what had happened. The beauty
replied that since he had been so kind to her (when she'd been
a witch), half the time she would be her horrible, deformed self,
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? What a cruel question? Gawain began to think of 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
spooky witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch,
but by night a beautiful woman 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 and had let her be
in charge of her own life. What is he moral of this story?
THE MORAL IS IF YOU DON'T LET THE WOMAN HAVE HER WAY THINGS ARE GOING TO GET UGLY
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