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Jennifer Till
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Subject: HUMOR: witch
FYI
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Sweeney [SMTP:Charles.Sweeney@wcom.com]
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> Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: HUMOR: witch]]
>
>
> >
> > 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.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > What is he moral of this story?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > 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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