What do women really want?

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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, and 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. Finally, the last day of the
year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk to the witch.

She agreed to answer the question, but he had to accept her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Gawain, the most notable of the Knights of
the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified: she was hunchbacked and hideous, 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 fateful hour approached. Gawain, 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! 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?

What would you do? (Pause awhile and do not read on until You have 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 enough to let her be in charge of her own
life.


What is the moral of this story?

The moral is: If a woman doesn't get her own way, things get ugly