[MD] What do women want.

[MarshaV]

At 04:29 AM 6/10/2009, you wrote:

>beautiful marsha,
>gavin is the scottish version of gawain...i love this story, and the 
>green knight too.

Sir Gavin, I am not surprised.






>--- On Wed, 10/6/09, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > From: MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>
> > Subject: [MD] What do women want.
> > To: "MD Forum" <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
> > Received: Wednesday, 10 June, 2009, 6:22 PM
> >
> >
> > It maddens me when puny men define women:
> >
> > -------------
> >
> > Question of the Ages
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 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.
> >
> > 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...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.
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > 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, and generally made
> > everyone very 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
> > 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?
> >
> >
> > What would you do? What Gawain chose follows below, but
> > don't read until you've made your own choice.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > 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 the moral of this story?
> >
> > The moral is that it doesn't matter if your woman (Goddess)
> > is pretty or ugly, underneath it all, she's still a
> > witch---and don't you forget it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____________
> >
> > "He who neglects the present moment throws away all he
> > has."
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> >
> >
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