The Little Gentleman Smurf

"The Little Gentleman Smurf" is a mini-story that is part of the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series.

The Story
It was when Tapper was a little Smurfling around 40 years old when he was first dressed up in a green-striped vest and tie. He felt a little off-put with the idea of having to dress himself up in those clothes unlike most of his fellow Smurfs.

"Come, come, my little Naomhan, let me and Papa see you in your barsmurfing clothes," Molly said as she and her husband Seamus waited while Tapper was dressing himself up.

"Do I have to wear this?" Tapper asked, sounding like he would rather doing anything else at that moment.

"It's part of your job as my little Tapper Smurf, my boy," Seamus answered. "Now come, let us smurf you in those clothes your Mama smurfed so hard to make."

Tapper sighed as he stepped out and presented himself wearing the vest and tie.

"Oh, Seamus, my dear, he smurfs just like you at his age," Molly said, sounding rather pleased.

"I look really silly, Mama," Tapper said, sounding embarrassed.

"You'll smurf fine, Tapper," Seamus said. "The first thing your customers want is for you to be as a gentleman to them, so that's why you should smurf those clothes on when you're working as a barsmurfer."

"The other Smurfs will think that I smurf like a clown in this," Tapper said.

"The other Smurfs are only jealous that they don't smurf as good as you do in the clothes of a proper gentleman, Naomhan," Molly said. She drew Tapper close to her and whispered in his ear. "Besides, I always thought your father was so smurfy and attractive wearing such clothes."

"But Mama, most of the Smurfs my age are boy Smurfs," Tapper said.

"That little Sassette will come around and see just how handsome you are in comparison to those other Smurfs," Molly said. "I know how much she wants to be like the boy Smurfs, but there are things about girl Smurfs that are bound to smurf up sooner or later."

"Well, time to show off my little Tapper at the tavern," Seamus said. "Come, my boy, we don't want to smurf our customers waiting."

Tapper said. "Aye, Papa, if you say so."

To be expanded on.