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> From: Charles Sweeney [SMTP:Charles.Sweeney@wcom.com]
> Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: HUMOR: witch]]
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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 youthful happiness. So he offered him freedom, as long as he
> could
> > answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a
> > year to figure outthe 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 knowledgeable man, and to
> young
> > Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. Well, 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 mostpeople 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 friend, 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.
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> > What is he moral of this story?
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> > THE MORAL IS THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR WOMAN IS PRETTY OR UGLY,
> > UNDERNEATH IT ALL, SHE'S STILL A WITCH
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