To Smooch No More

With this information, the villagers crafted their plan. The next time the king was at a function, they would have all the women wear mashed red berries on their lips because it was the thing they had in surplus, the oils from a fish, and wax from the bees in the gardens on their lips. 

 

Once the day had come for the biggest party of the season, the king was repulsed by the fish oil, bees’ wax and threw up because of the berries, as his face broke out in hives. He was sick for months, and after that. Every time the king was sighted at events, the women would help each other reapply the oil, wax they started to call balm, and berries to wear on their lips. 

After a few years, he was tired of getting sick and the sensory overload at social events he became faithful only to his current wives.