one of my favorite stories is that of the creation and subsequent salvation of smurfette. it contains many lessons applicable in today’s world.
to paraphrase, basically gargamel (in his endless attempts to exact revenge on the smurfs) came up with a brilliant new plan. He would send the up-to-now all male smurf village a female smurf. thus he created smurfette in his laboratory and among the ingredients were a peck of bird brain, the tip of an adder’s tongue, half a pack of lies (white of course), the vanity of a peacock, and the guile of a vixen. (thanks bluebuddies.com) she was created as a brunette with straight, stringy hair, ugly eyelashes, and a plain dress. after being planted in the forest smurfette was discovered crying and invited back to smurf village where she proceeded to cause loads of trouble. after seeing this, papa smurf decided something must be done and transformed the unhappy (and ugly) smurfette into the blonde bombshell she is today. this caused a change of heart among the smurfs and they accepted her as one of their own.
it is a touching story about not simply ignoring ugly outcasts but extending a hand in changing them into something generally accepted by society to be more pleasant to look at and be around. and being blond plays a nontrivial part.
Sort of a primitive "Extreme Makeover", wouldn't you say?
ReplyDeleteOnly her makeover was done instead with the help of 'plastic smurfery'..
the unbearably high degree of campiness in that pun makes me want to "do kermit".
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