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It was a monstrous effort to move the giant tarp over the Smurf Village, getting the frames installed is one challenge awhile pulling the tarp over is another. The use of vertibirds help position the long steels frames as they are lowered into the ground, then green smurfs climb up the frames to weld them in place.

Positioning the tarp took several more vertibirds to accomplish, the green smurfs managed to get it over the frame before they bolt it in place.

It was a magnificent sight to see as the tarp enclosed the entire village, protecting it from the harshness of the sun. With the issue solved, the smurfs can work on their water shortage.

As the last of the green smurfs head back home, Chernov gathered everysmurf around him and revealed his strange invention. Its a large barrel supported over a round pot which is over a fire, the fire part is what caught the smurf's attention the most. "Its a simple design," said Chernov, "You pour water into the barrel which sand and charcoal layers filter out small and large particles, the water then dripped down into the pot which is then boiled to 100 degrees Celsius. What do you get? Drink water of course."

"That is very simple," said Papa Smurf, "But is it reliable?"

"The filtering part is," said Chernov, "But boiling the water takes a lot of energy, which is a lot of wood, coal, charcoal, whatever you use for burning. You wanna see a demonstration?"

"Yeah!" cheered the smurfs.

"Of course you do," said Chernov, "Because its going to make you barf."

With that, Chernov pulled out a bucket behind his filtration unit. A foul odor resonate from the bucket, when the smurfs looked inside they see brownish black liquid that kinda looks like chocolate. "What's that?"said Papa Smurf.

"Raw smurf sewage," said Chernov, "From the village septic tank."

"Ewww." cried the smurfs in unison.

"40% of which came from Greedy of course." added Chernov.

All the smurfs laugh as Greedy blushed, that's when Chernov dumped the sewage into the barrel. The smurfs watched as crystal clear water pours out of the bottom of the barrel and into the pot in a matter of seconds, they were surprised on how clear it was since it was all murky when it first went in. In no time, the pot was filled with clear water and Chernov soon started a small fire underneath it.

"Why does it have to be boiled?" asked Smurfette.

"To kill any sorts of bacteria in the water," said Chernov, "Bacteria in which can kill you, this is how I got Typhoid when I jumped off a 150 meter waterfall and into the contaminated river below. I didn't think too much of it at the time until I got sick the next day."

"I haven't thought that clean water can still be unsmurfy," said Papa Smurf, "This should be kept in mind for the near future, well done Chernov."

"Your welcome Papa Smurf," said Chernov, "Your welcome all of you smurfs, of course we must do a taste test. Since this is my design, I'll be the guinea pig in this test."

Chernov pulled out a cup and scooped up some of the boiling water, he first let it cool for a little bit before he drinks it. "What does it taste?" asked Smurfette.

"Taste like smurfberries," said Chernov, "I wonder whose been eating smurfberries, Greedy?"

Everyone laughed again as Chernov cracked a smile, "Oh come on guys," said Greedy, "I've been eating vegetables lately."

"Everysmurf eats vegetables Greedy," said Chernov, "Though I eat meat, of course that is an entirely different story."

THE END!