Only a few of the pilgrims who rode to Canterbury were women, and one of them was Madame BASF. She is tall and ruddy, wearing a big hat and riding a fat horse. She is rich and travels around the world. She had five husbands, but they all died. He is eloquent and extremely happy.
She also told a story about a knight. He caught a terrible thing and broke the law that all knights should abide by. Mrs. BASF told a story about King Arthur's time and his knights of the Round Table.
King Arthur heard what the young knight had done. "What a shame!" "He said," he should be put to death. "
The queen and your ladies are very sad because they all like this young knight very much. "He is not a very bad person," they said.
"Please," they begged the king, "please don't end this young man's life. He knows his sins. He will never make such a mistake again. " The king said to the queen, "well, then you can deal with him." But he must pay the price for breaking the law. " The queen thought for a moment and said to the knight, "If you can answer this question, you can live: What is a woman's greatest wish? I'll give you one year and one day to find the answer. If you can't find the answer, you will die. " The knight thanked her and rode away with a heavy heart.
He said, "The Queen asked a very difficult question. How can I find the answer? "
He asked many people: "What is a woman's greatest desire?" I also got a lot of answers.
A man said, "Women like jewelry and money more than anything else."
A woman said, "What is a woman's greatest desire? They need happiness, which is their pursuit. "
"What is a woman's greatest desire?" Another woman said, "Beautiful clothes, of course, are what they want."
He asked some children.
A little girl said, "My mother feels happiest when she cooks for us."
A little boy said, "My mother likes to have another boy in our family."
"Our mother is happiest when Dad comes home at night," two or three children said together.
Many answers look good, but none seem to be correct. No one gave the right answer.
A year has finally passed. The knight must go to the queen with the answer.
The poor knight thought, "What did I say? What should I say? How hard I work! I think it is rarely executed? " Just then, he came to a forest, and there were 24 beautiful women dancing on the green grass. He said, "There are as many as 24 women here, and I can ask questions. I have enough time to talk to them. "
He turned his horse and walked towards them-why didn't they? They all suddenly disappeared without a trace! There is only an old and ugly woman sitting there. When he approached, she stood up and walked towards him.
"Sir," she said, "what are you looking for? Tell me what to look for, and maybe I can help you. We old people are smart and know a lot. "
He said, "You may be the one who can help me. If I can't find the answer to that question, I will lose my life. What is a woman's greatest desire? If you can tell me, I will pay you a lot of money. "
"Give me your hand," she said. "You must do the first thing I want you to do, swear! Then I can tell you the correct answer. " The knight said, "I swear to do the first thing you want me to do."
"Then your life is not in danger," said the old woman. "No one-not even the Queen-will say that your answer is wrong." He whispered something into his ear. "This is your answer."
Then they went to see the queen, ministers and ladies together.
When people heard that the young knight was back, they all told each other and came to the meeting place one after another. The queen is there, ready to listen to his answer. Many men and women are worried. "That young knight is better than death," they said.
Everyone stood there, silent. People clearly heard the Queen say, "Mr. Knight, now can you tell us what a woman's greatest wish is?"
The knight stepped forward and knelt down to the queen. Everyone heard his answer.
"The queen and his wife, every woman's greatest wish is to be the master of her own house, and she hopes her husband will obey."
Hearing this answer, everyone said it was right. "Forgive him!" People shouted.
The queen was very satisfied with this answer and said, "You are free and saved your life!" " "
Suddenly, the old lady came over. "Please be kind to me, too, Queen," she said to the Queen. "I said to the knight: I will tell you the answer to the question, but you must do what I ask you to do." She turned to the knight. "Isn't that what you swore?"
"Yes," said the knight, "this is my oath."
She said, "In front of so many people, I ask you to marry me as your wife." Her face was ugly, and now it is even uglier than before!
The knight said unhappily, "You are telling the truth. I made such a promise. But please-please leave me alone! Don't propose to me! "
"no!" She said. "Never! I am old, ugly and poor, but my greatest wish is to be a good wife and win your love. "
"Win my love!" He replied: "You really can't hold this hope!" "
The queen, ladies and all the others laughed. They knew that the knight would rather die because he didn't want this ugly old woman.
The queen said, "You must keep your promise."
"Yes," said the knight, "I should keep my promise."
At the wedding, there are no songs, no dances, no gorgeous clothes and delicious food. No jewelry or flowers. This is a quiet wedding.
Then the knight walked away and never appeared again that day. He doesn't want to see his ugly wife.
In the evening, the ugly wife turned to him and said, "Come here, dear husband, is this how King Arthur's knight fulfilled his promise?" What did I do wrong? Tell me, and I will correct it and make you satisfied. "
"Is that correct?" Said the knight. "You can't make your age smaller and your face beautiful."
"Is this the question?" She asked with a smile.
"Isn't that enough?" He replied.
"Beauty is just appearance," she said. "The face can grow old, but the heart is always young. The most important thing is a person's behavior. The most beautiful and kind people are far more valuable than those who do bad things. "
She talked with him calmly for a long time. He was deeply surprised. "It's very kind of you to know so much," he said. "You taught me a lot about good and evil and being a man."
Finally, she said, "Is it better to be a wife who has a beautiful face but brings you endless troubles?" Or an old and ugly wife who cares about you and makes you infinitely happy? "
The knight's heart was finally moved by his wife's words
"My wife, my lover, my good wife," he said. "You are smart and kind, and I will love you with all my heart."
She smiled. "Remember your answer to the queen? Will you let me dominate you? "
"Yes, sincerely." He said, "I know this is the best."
She kissed him and said, "Don't be angry, you will get both-beauty and kindness. If I am not as beautiful as the queen tomorrow, you can do whatever you want with me! "
The knight pulled her to his side and kissed her. He suddenly found himself kissing a beautiful girl-the most beautiful girl in the world. In fact, his wife is really a fairy. She just wanted to test his character as a knight.
They live a happy life and grow old together.
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