Under The Cat's Paw

"Under The Cat's Paw" is a story that takes place in the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series. It is the cartoon show adaptation of "All Creatures Great And Smurf".

Plot Summary
Tapper tells Empath of a time about a few years before Empath's final return from Psychelia when he was out with Duncan and a few other Smurfs collecting sarsaparilla to brew into ale when he heard an animal crying for help. It turned out to be Azrael, whose leg got caught in a bear trap that Gargamel had set up in the forest to catch Smurfs. As Duncan was unable to get Azrael's paw out of the bear trap by himself, Tapper suggested bringing him into the village to take care of him, which made his fellow Smurfs object to this idea. However, Tapper's wisdom and faith prevailed in this situation, and soon with Azrael brought into the village, his leg was removed from the bear trap, and he seemed to act grateful and docile as the Smurfs did their best to help Azrael recover. Unfortunately, it would soon come to an end when Azrael hears his master Gargamel calling out for him, and Tapper bravely confronts the cat as he returns to his nasty evil nature. But before Azrael has the chance to tear Tapper to shreds, Gargamel with his new pet racing through the village ends up chasing the cat out into the forest. Tapper feels glad that his faith has protected him and his fellow Smurfs, saying to Empath that he would risk his own life knowing that God is there with him.