[MD] Gawain

[William Robinson]

The Witch erred, what she really wants is to discover: who she really is.
Its the same for both men and women.
But your story was very entertaining, Marsha.
...I'll stick to the more traditional parables.

Marry me Marsha.  The wedding vows will include: Love, honor, and obey.  And
...None of this bullshit about "I want to do, whatever I want to do". La,
la, la says the Material Girl.  You can remain single (A common choice,
indeed) and accomplish that experience.
Robbie


On 1/19/07, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
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> Question of the Ages
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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 out the answer; if, after a year, he still had no answer,
> he would be put to death.
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> The question was:
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> What do women really want?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> What most people 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.
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> The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to
> talk to the witch.
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> She agreed to answer his question, but he'd have to accept her price
> first:
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> 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...etc. 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.
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> 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:
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> What a woman really wants is to be able to be in charge of her own life.
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> 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, and generally made everyone
> very uncomfortable.
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> What a cruel question! Gawain began to think of his predicament:
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> During the day a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, 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?
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> 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.
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> 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 the 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---and don't you forget it.
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