The Enchanted Evergreen/Part 2

As Timber's story began, Polaris began to see into Timber's mind the events that unfolded in the time period of the story. He watched as Papa Smurf had summoned every Smurf together around the speaking mushroom for one of his annoucements. Most of the Smurfs looked rather uneasy as Papa Smurf stood on top of the mushroom to speak.

"My little Smurfs, as you all know, the Winter Solstice will be smurfing upon us this year," Papa Smurf said. "I know that we're all still suffering without our parent Smurfs being here with us to celebrate it together, but the most important thing is that we still have each other, and as long as we have that, we will still be a family."

"So what do you want us to do, Papa Smurf?" one of the Smurfs bravely asked.

"We're still going to celebrate the Winter Solstice in memory of those who have passed away," Papa Smurf answered. "Greedy, I want you and your kitchen team to smurf the best Solstice meal that you can ever smurf. Maybe that will help ease the burden of what we're all feeling this time of year."

"I'll smurf my best, Papa Smurf," Greedy said.

"And I'll smurf whatever help Greedy needs with the drinks," Tapper offered.

"But what are we going to smurf with presents, Papa Smurf?" one Smurf asked.

"Yeah, it just isn't the Winter Solstice without presents," another Smurf said.

"I hate smurfing the Winter Solstice without presents," Grouchy said.

And many other voices raised up the same complaint until Papa Smurf silenced them. "I know, I know, your parent Smurfs were the ones who smurfed you new presents every year, but this is the year you're going to have to start smurfing presents of your own to each other. It's going to be hard at first, but you're going to smurf used to it in time and things will smurf a bit easier when you realize that giving is much better than receiving."

"I would certainly want to smurf some toys for my fellow Smurfs," Handy said.

"And I would want to smurf my best poems for my fellow Smurfs," Poet said.

"And I would want to smurf my best masteurpiesas for my fellow Smurfs," Painter said.

"And I would want to smurf my best music for my fellow Smurfs," Harmony said, blowing an off-tune melody with his horn that made his fellow Smurfs groan and cover their ears.

"And I would want to smurf my hand at writing the best book that my fellow Smurfs can read during this holiday season," Brainy said.

"I hate reading Brainy's books," Grouchy said.

"I'm sure that with all your own talents, you will smurf this the best Winter Solstice that we ever smurfed, and that I'm sure your parent Smurfs would be very proud of you for," Papa Smurf said.

"But we're going to need a Solstice tree to decorate, Papa Smurf," one of the Smurfs pointed out.

"Yeah, it just isn't the Winter Solstice without a tree," another Smurf said.

"I hate Winter Solstices without a tree," Grouchy said.

And many other voices raised up the same complaint until Papa Smurf silenced them. "I know, I know, and I would like to smurf out a team of Smurfs that will help Timber smurf down the best tree that he can smurf and smurf it back here so we can smurf it up and decorate. Hefty, Duncan, would you be able to help Timber with this smurfticular task?"

"Me smurf with Gutsy?" Hefty said, sounding greatly displeased. "Like you couldn't smurf me with someone else, Papa Smurf?"

"What's wrong with you, laddie?" Duncan said. "You can't smurf up smurfing with a true Smurfsman around here?"

"I can smurf with the best of them, Gutsy, but I'd rather not smurf with you, if you know what I mean," Hefty said.

"It figures that you don't have the smurfs to smurf with a true Smurfsman, laddie," Duncan said. "I'd be happy to smurf out there with Timber alone just to smurf home the tree, while you smurf home here with that peacock Vanity."

"You dare to compare me with the likes of Vanity?" Hefty said, sounding like he was being challenged. "You're going to be smurfing that dress as part of your diet, Gutsy, when I'm through with you."

"That's a kilt, and the name is Duncan, you numpkin!" Duncan shot back.

"Hefty, Duncan, stop this smurfing at once!" Papa Smurf ordered. "The both of you are going to smurf together on this task whether you like each other or not. I don't want to hear you both smurfing at each other's throats this season. Do you understand?"

"Aye, Papa Smurf," Duncan said, sighing heavily.

"Whatever you say, Papa Smurf," Hefty said reluctantly.

To be expanded on.