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pnauhwar21
January 16th, 2003, 09:53 AM
> > > 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 and 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. 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
> > > priests, the prostitutes, the wise men, 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, however, 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
> > > alternative but to talk
> > > to the witch. She agreed to answer his question, but
> > > he'd have to accept her
> > > price first: she wanted to marry Gawain, the most
> > > noble of the Knights of
> > > the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend!
> > >
> > > Young Arthur was horrified as the witch was
> > > hunchbacked and hideous, had
> > > only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene
> > > noises ... etc.
> > >
> > > He had never encountered such a repugnant creature
> > > and he refused to force
> > > his friend to marry her and endure such a burden.
> > >
> > > Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with
> > > Arthur. He told him that
> > > no sacrifice was too high compared to Arthur's life
> > > and the preservation of
> > > the Round Table.
> > >
> > > Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch
> > > answered Arthur's
> > > question thusly:
> > > 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 it was so.
> > >
> > > The neighboring monarch granted Arthur total
> > > freedom and Gawain and the
> > > witch had a splendid marriage. 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
> > > made everyone very
> > > uncomfortable. The honeymoon hour approached.
> > > Gawain, 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 Gawain 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 only
> > > 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! Gawain pondered his
> > > predicament: during the day, a
> > > beautiful woman to show off to his friends but, at
> > > night in the privacy of
> > > his home, a hideous witch? Or vice-a-versa?
> > >
> > > What would you do? What Gawain chose follows
> > > below, but don't read it
> > > until you've made your own choice.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose
> > > for herself.
> > >
> > > Upon hearing this, the witch 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 this: If a woman doesn't get her own
> > > way, things are going to
> > > get ugly.

singh_ranvir
January 16th, 2003, 11:29 AM
very good story, this is a real fact that everyone wants to be incharge, atleast of own life.

amar0974
January 16th, 2003, 12:04 PM
Bhai Prashant, Very Good Story!

dkumar
January 16th, 2003, 05:02 PM
nice story!

jaatni
January 16th, 2003, 11:48 PM
superb!!!

pssangwan
January 17th, 2003, 08:35 AM
Right!
Everyone wants to be him or herself.
But man is a social animal. He can't survive without society.
There are limits of freedom.
Even freedom should be with moderation.
As Budha said:
MADHYAM MARG GACHHAMI.

New member. My first posting.
Wish all the Jats a Happy Life!

akdabas
January 17th, 2003, 10:46 PM
Excellent story !!

indian
January 17th, 2003, 11:23 PM
Ashok Kumar Dabas (Jan 17, 2003 12:16 p.m.):
Excellent story !!

urmiladuhan
January 18th, 2003, 01:58 AM
Enjoyed your story very much. Good one!!!.

rsdalal
January 18th, 2003, 02:14 AM
Good ....

devdahiya
January 21st, 2005, 02:49 PM
MY DEAR PRASHANT,

Very rightly brought out..................WHEN A WOMAN WANTS HER WAY, GOD HESITATES TO SAY HER NAY.