Two brothers are knights, and one is kidnapped by a foul witch The older brother goes to rescue his brother from the clenches of the awful witch. When he arrives, he points his sword at her and demands that she let his brother go. "You cannot kill me with that sword, pitiful knight," she says, "for I am far too powerful. You must offer me something in exchange for your brother." "Whatever it is you want, witch, state it." "I want you to marry me, to make me your bride, from now until death do us part!" She cackled wildly. The knight sheathed his sword, and thought on it. But he decided that he loved his brother so much, that he would do it. "Fair enough, you hag. I will marry you, so long as you let my brother go." A month later, the day came for the wedding. The old witch showed up in a tattered old dress; her hair was a mess, and she cackled evilly as the priest pronounced them man and wife. At the reception, she was rude to the guests and ate her food like a wild dog. All the while, her new husband tried his best to accept his fate with grace and honor, remembering that he was doing this so that his brother could be free. The wedding night came. When the husband came into his bedchambers, instead of an ugly witch, he saw the most beautiful woman he had ever seen; fair skin, soft hair, kind eyes. "Who are you?" he demanded. In a gentle voice she responded "I am the witch. You were so honorable and gentlemanly today that I have decided to be beautiful for you for our wedding night. In fact, I will offer you this choice: you can choose for me to be beautiful at night but an ugly witch during the day, or you can choose for me to be beautiful during the day but an ugly witch at night." The brother thought hard again. What fun it would be to have a beautiful woman every night, even if it meant dealing with her awful side every day. On the other hand, he was soon to take over his father's title, and with it his castle and his lands; maybe it was better to have a beautiful bride during the day where she wouldn't embarrass or humiliate him. Finally he said "I cannot decide. I shall let you decide what you shall be." The now-beautiful witch spoke "That is again the kindest thing you could choose; to let me choose my own fate. For that kindness, I shall be beautiful for you both day and night." And so, you see, the lesson is...no matter what a woman looks like on the outside, she could still be a horrible witch underneath.