What Do Women Really Want?

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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 his freedom, as long a 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 could have the

answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous trhoughout 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, 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 sewerage, 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

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 neighboring 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 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?

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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 announce 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.

(Actually, I think a man wrote that moral and missed the whole point)

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "