OK, here is an old one that I have posted on here long ago. I still enjoy it.
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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 his freedom, as
long as he could answer a very difficult question.
Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer
and, 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
everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men
and even 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,
for only she would have the answer.
But the price would be high; as the witch was famous
throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she
charged.
The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no
choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to
answer the question, but he would have to agree to
her price first.
The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, 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 in all his life.
He refused to force his friend to marry her and
endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot,
learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.
He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared
to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round
Table.
Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch
answered Arthur's question thus:
What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be
in charge of her own life.
Everyone in the kingdom 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 his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a
wonderful wedding.
The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, 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 on
the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had
happened
The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to
her when she appeared as a witch, she would
henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half
the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.
Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the
day....or night?
Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a
beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at
night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch?
Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during
the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to
enjoy wondrous intimate moments?
Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make
the choice 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.
The moral of this story…………………
If you don't let a woman have her own way....
Things are going to get ugly!
I hear there was alot of inbreeding in the early days, till we went from village to village collecting young maidens for breeding stock 