Where do smurfs come from? The story of the Smurfs

“Where do the Smurfs come from?” Annabelle asked Toby as she placed the last of the small figures in a line that stretched across the table. “I don’t know,” he replied. “Somewhere far away, I think.” “It must be a very cold place. Her skin is always blue,” Annabelle commented.

Annabelle and Toby were about to play a game they played often, testing each other’s knowledge of the Smurfs. One of the children turned his back, while the other took one of the Smurfs and hid him. The other boy then turned and had to say which one was missing. The Smurfs also enjoyed this game, as they liked to play little tricks on humans.

That night when the father came home from work, the children harassed him with questions about the Smurfs, such as “where did they come from, dad?” “Where they live?” “Are there bad smurfs?” and so. The father was taken by surprise and had to say “I’m not sure, but I’ll find out for you and tell you tomorrow.”

After extensive research, the father was able to satisfy the children’s curiosity the next night. He explained that the Smurfs lived in a small town made of mushroom houses far away. The Smurfs were a big happy family with a calm nature. They had different personalities, but they all worked together, each doing what they did best, for the common good. The father’s stories were a source of inspiration for the kids who later wanted to know more about their Smurfs and go ahead and make up their own Smurf stories.

The actual origin of the Smurfs was an idea by a Belgian cartoonist named Pierre Culliford (aka Peyo), in 1958. The initial comic strip appeared in a Belgian magazine, but it only gained widespread appeal when Hanna took up the idea. -Barbara Productions.

The name Smurf derives from the French word schtroumpfs meaning “what-you-can-call-it” that apparently arose from a lunchtime conversation with a friend, when Peyo, momentarily forgetting the word “salt”, asked his friend to hand him the smurf and, when he’s finished smurfing, give it back to him.

The word was translated into smurf and a whole world was born, of little blue-skinned and red-clad creatures, usually wearing a white hat, and stories of sorcery and wizards.

Over the years the Smurfs have been featured in animated films such as the adventures of the smurfs, the smurfs and the magic flute, baby smurf and here come the smurfs. Sony has announced its intention to begin a trilogy of Smurf-in-the-movie stories, the first of which will be released in 2011. The film will likely star Jonathan Winters as Papa Smurf, Katy Perry as Smurfette and George Lopez as Grouchy Smurf. Among others.

The Smurfs are a group of enduring and endearing characters that your kids will love to play with.