Chapter 4: The Cottage and the Seven Smurfs
Smurfette ran further into the woods, until she was too tired to go on.
"Oh, there must be a place where I can find shelter." she said to herself.
Then something caught her eye, it was a small cottage.
"Maybe someone there can give me shelter."
Smurfette went to the house, and knocked on the door. When no one came, she opened the door, and quietly walked in.
"Hello, is anyone home? May I come in?" asked Smurfette.
But there was no one home. Smurfette looked around, and saw that the place was a mess.
"Maybe, if I tidied up, the people who'll let me stay here." said Smurfette.
All afternoon, Smurfette swept, dusted, washed, and polished. Finally she was finished, feeling very tired Smurfette went upstairs to lie down. She found the bedroom, and found seven beds.
She laid down, on one of them, and fell asleep very quickly.
Meanwhile out in the smurf berry fields there were seven smurfs picking berries, and those seven smurfs were the ones who lived in the cottage.
There was Papa, Grouchy, Clumsy, Jokey, Sickly, Lazy, and Scardy.
"Have you guys filled your baskets yet?" asked Papa.
"(Achoo), I've got mine filled." said Sickly sounding stuffed up.
"Mine's almost filled." said Lazy, as he laid on the ground throwing berries into his baskets.
"Don't rush me." snapped Grouchy.
"Y-yeah, I've g-got mine. Can we go home now, it's getting dark." said Scardy.
"I've got mine, oops." said Clumsy, he tripped over his own feet, and dropped his basket.
"Okay, Jokey how about you?" asked Papa.
"BOO!" yelled a voice from behind him.
Papa jumped, and turned around, just to see Jokey laughing at him.
"Jokey." said Brainy firmly.
"What, I've got my berries." said Jokey.
After they finished, they all walked back to their cottage.
But when they got home, they saw that the front door was wide open.
"Someone's in our house." said Clumsy.
"W-what if it's a monster?" asked Scardy, hiding behind Papa.
"I saw we go right in there, and tell 'em to get out." said Grouchy.
"Calm down, we'll just sneak in, and see if we can find whoever is inside." said Papa, calmly.
They quietly slipped in, and looked around.
"This place is spotless." said Sickly.
"It's so clean, it's disgusting." said Grouchy.
Meanwhile upstairs, Smurfette woke up, and heard the voices downstairs.
So she decided to go down and investigate. Downstairs the seven smurfs heard footsteps coming downstairs.
"Jokey, are you doing another one of your jokes?" asked Papa.
"No, Papa." said Jokey.
"Quick, behind the table." said Grouchy.
They ducked behind the table, and waited. Soon Smurfette reached downstairs, and walked around.
"Hello, is there anyone here?" she asked.
"It's a girl." said Lazy.
"She's really beautiful." said Clumsy.
"Is there someone back there?" asked Smurfette.
The smurfs came out from behind the table.
"Oh, hello." said Smurfette.
"Hello, my dear." said Papa.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"Well, I'm Papa, this is Lazy, Sickly, Clumsy, Scardy, Grouchy, and Jokey." introduced Papa.
"Who are you?" asked Grouchy rudely.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm Smurfette." said Smurfette.
"Smurfette?" asked Jokey.
"T-the princess?" asked Scardy.
"Yes." said Smurfette.
"Well, it's an honor to meet you, Your Highness." said Papa, and he and the other smurfs bowed down to her.
"Thank you." said Smurfette.
"Uh, Princess Smurfette..."
"Please just call me Smurfette."
"Well, Smurfette what are you doing in our house?" asked Clumsy.
Sickly blew his nose, "Yeah, shouldn't you be at the castle?" he asked.
"Well unfortunately, I can't go back home for a while. Gargamel tried to get rid of me today, and until Queen Nanny gets back I can't go home." explained Smurfette.
"Gargamel, that old goblin, I'd like to give him a knuckle sandwich." said Grouchy balling up his fist.
"Well, why don't you stay here?" asked Papa.
"Oh, I wouldn't want to impose." said Smurfette.
"Nonsense, you can stay here as long as you want, right guys?" said Clumsy.
"Yeah." said Jokey.
"Of coarse." said Sickly sounding stuffed up.
"Mmhmm." said Lazy.
"Yeah, whatever." said Grouchy.
"S-sure." said Scardy.
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