Joke : Witch to Do...

WITCH TO DO
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, 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.

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'd have to accept
her
price first: The old witch wanted to marry him.


Young Arthur was horrified: She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only
one
tooth, smelled like sewage, and made obscene noises. He had never
encountered such a repugnant creature.

Finally, having no real choice, he agreed. 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 Arthur and the witch had! Arthur was torn between
relief and
anguish. He was proper as always, gentle, and courteous. The old witch
put
her worst manners on display, and generally made everyone very
uncomfortable.


The hour approached. Arthur, 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 Arthur 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! Arthur 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?


What Arthur chose follows below......but don't read until you've made
your
own choice.......
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Noble Arthur 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

This is onet of the Canterbury Tales written by Chaucer . . . interesting that
something written so long ago can still be so true! :-)