Fairy tales have lesson

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 knwledgeable 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 eventhe 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 toanswer 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 andArthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only
one tooth, smelled likesewerage, 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 theRound 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'slife would be spared.

And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and
Lancelot and the witch had awonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a
horrific experience, enteredthe 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 wouldhenceforth, 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 hideouswitch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous, intimate moments?

Noble Lancelot, knowing the answer the witch gave Arthur to his
question, said that he would allowHER to make the choice herself.

Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the
time because he had respectedher enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

Now... what is the moral to this story?
The moral is... If you don't let a woman have her own way... things
are going to get ugly.

Actually, if you believe this story, you're already living in a fairy tale. /color]