 Subsequent book publications renamed it as "La Flûte à six Schtroumpfs" ("The Flute with Six Smurfs"), which was also the French title of the film.In 2008, a prequel "Les Schtroumpfeurs de flûte" ("The Flute Smurfers") was published, marking the 50th anniversary of the original story to introduce the Smurfs.This story tells of how the Smurfs make the magic flute and how it ends up in the hands of a human merchant.