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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
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, 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.


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 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 the time, 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 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?


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 your woman doesn't get her own
way, things are going to get ugly.

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