Wedding Bells For Bigmouth/Part 2

"And where was Papa Smurf when this was going on, Smurfette?" Polaris asked.

"He was in the village busy on an experiment as usual, with Brainy wanting to help but refused because he kept intersmurfing with Papa Smurf's work," Smurfette answered. "So I was careful in asking him about Bigmouth and Bignose being married by him."

And as Smurfette continued her story, Tapper and Duncan were busy carrying kegs of sarsaparilla ale to the tavern from the distillery to refill the big barrel when Smurfette arrived on the scene, looking like she had something important on her mind.

"Great Smurfiny Crickets, my dear Smurfette, you seem to be in such a hurry to smurf something that you probably smurfed in the forest," Tapper said. "Would you care to tell what it is, if you are willing to share?"

"Let the lassie catch her breath there, laddie, so that she can tell us calmly and collectedly," Duncan suggested.

"Thank you, Duncan," Smurfette said, pausing for a moment before she started. "I wanted to ask Papa Smurf if it was all right for him to be the minister of Bigmouth and Bignose's wedding because they want to be married."

"Bigmouth and Bignose? Those two ogres...married?" Duncan said, sounding surprised.

"I'm just as surprised to hear about it myself as you are, my good Duncan," Tapper said. "I didn't expect them to desire marriage just after a few years of smurfing together."

"But that's what they wanted, except that they couldn't smurf to a human minister because they wanted them to be part of their church or something," Sassette said.

"Papa Smurf doesn't force anyone to submit to any sort of religion if that's how they want to live their lives, only that they should live for smurfing good in their lives," Duncan said.

"But I understand that humans may have their reasons for not wanting to marry ogres, even if they're not good ones," Tapper said. "I think you should ask Papa Smurf if he would be willing to be their minister, Smurfette."

"Oh, thank you," Smurfette said. "At least I know you two would understand the situation."

"Okay, what's smurfing on here that should require Tapper and Duncan to stop what they're smurfing in the middle of a work day?" Brainy asked as he and Clumsy stopped by to see what was going on.

"Bigmouth and Bignose want Pappy Smurf to be their minister for their wedding, and Smurfette is going to ask to see if it's okay for him to smurf it, Brainy," Sassette answered.

"Gosh, I didn't know those two ogres love each other enough to be married," Clumsy said.

"I don't think that's a good idea for Papa Smurf to get himself smurfed up in the affairs of ogres smurfing in our forest," Brainy said.

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Clumsy asked.

"It's because they're ogres, Clumsy," Brainy said. "They roam through the forest smurfing after things that don't belong to them, and if anyone tries to smurf in their way, they get smurfed into paste by them."

"Funny, I don't see Bigmouth or Bignose be hostile to anyone except those who are hostile to them, laddie," Duncan said.

"That's just outright bigotrry, Brainy, and you should repent of that mindset before you get smurfed to Hades for smurfing on what you think," Tapper scolded.

"And who's going to make me repent, Tapper?" Brainy challenged. "You?"

"I might make you repent, if you're going to smurf that way toward my friend and what he believes," Duncan said.

"Golly, I think you should ask Papa Smurf to be their minister, Smurfette," Clumsy said, sounding excited.

"So what are we waiting for? Let's ask Pappy right now!" Sassette said.

"I wouldn't want to smurf that if I were you, Smurfette," Brainy said. "Papa Smurf is in the middle of an experiment, and he specifically said that he doesn't want to be dissmurfed."

"But Brainy, those two ogres love each other, and if they can't be married soon, Bignose is going to be really upset because she can't have a baby," Smurfette said.

"Oh my, I didn't think this was all because they wanted a baby," Clumsy said.

"I can sense in my spirit that this must be smurfing upon the mind of that poor ogress who wants to be happy with her beloved," Tapper said. "Well, if it's that necessary, then I will come with you to make this matter urgent to Papa Smurf."

"And so will I, lassie," Duncan said. "As soon as we get our barrel of sarsaparilla ale refilled, that's what we're going to smurf together."

"You four are making a very big mistake, asking Papa Smurf about a matter that shouldn't even concern him," Brainy warned.

"Uh, I don't know about you, but I'm going to help Smurfette out with asking Papa Smurf, Brainy," Clumsy said.

Brainy just stood and watched as the five of them walked away from him. "Well, just you wait and see, my fellow Smurfs," he said, looking very stern.

To be expanded on.