Back in the day there use to be a lot of fairies. The
fairies don’t exist anymore. There was a knight who vowed to treat all women
with respect, but one day he was rude to a woman. Since he didn’t stick to his
word he should have been put to death, but he was loved by all that they
pleaded for his life. Si King Arthur said that the Queen would decide. The
Queen wouldn’t let him off without some sort of punishment. So he had a year to
figure out what women wish for the most. So he traveled the world to find his
answer, but no two woman agreed on an answer. He had to go back to the Queen
without an answer. On his way he ran into an ugly old woman and she agreed to
answer his question in exchange for a favor, which the knight agreed too.
The old woman told him the answer and he was off back to the
palace. He told the Queen that woman want to rule their husbands most of all.
The Queen and all the other women in the court agreed so the knight left with
his life. After he was set free the old woman who helped him came to claim her
favor. She wanted the knight to marry her, which he didn’t want to do. However,
since he vowed to do so, he married her. He was sad and glum on his wedding
day. His new wife scolded him saying that just because she was old doesn’t mean
she wouldn’t be loyal. When the knight saw that she made good points, he gave
himself over to her. At once she became a beautiful, young, and charming wife.
Bibliography:
The Chaucer Story Book by Eva March Tappan (1908).
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