Peewit, the court jester, wreaks havoc in the King's castle with a magic flute that makes people dance in spite of themselves. An evil man steals the instrument and uses it to rob whole villages. The only defense would be a similar flute. But who can make such a magic instrument? Peewit and his friend Johan, the King's page, meet hardship and danger on their way to the faraway Smurf Country. Once there, they also meet the Smurfs, little blue people three apples high, who speak a strange language... A splendid tale by the master storyteller of Europe, creator of a series that conquered the whole world.