The Egg And The Smurfs (comic story)

The Egg And The Smurfs is the third story of the original French-language The Smurfs comic book series and was part of the Little Comics Collection sub-series that was sold only in Belgium created by Peyo, it is published for the first time in issue 1147 of the Spirou publication on April 7, 1960.   A remastered 50th anniversary edition was published as a hardcover book on May 7th 2008 as part of the 50th anniversary of the Smurfs' appearances. Then it was met with a remastered 60th anniversary edition on May 20th 2018, with an updated "Dupuis" logo replacing the original.   The story sees the initial introduction of Greedy Smurf, and the first time in which Grouchy Smurf can be seen under the allergic side-effects of the Bzz Fly that had stung him during the past events of The Black Smurfs, whilst the Smurfs took note about his behavioral origins during the beginning of the story.

Characters

 * Papa Smurf
 * Grouchy Smurf
 * Dopey Smurf
 * Greedy Smurf (first appearance)
 * Brainy Smurf (revised version only)
 * Generic Smurfs

Plot
The annual event known as Smurf Day is due and Papa Smurf suggests that they make a big cake to celebrate. With great excitement, the Smurfs gather the ingredients only to find that they lack an egg. Papa Smurf therefore sends Grouchy Smurf and another Smurf to get one. After going to a lot of trouble to obtain an egg from a nearby farm, the two Smurfs face an equal struggle getting it home, only for Papa Smurf to show that the egg is a fake made of wood.

Setting off to get another egg, the two Smurfs then find one in the middle of the forest. They take it back to the village where the others try in vain to break it. It's even resistant to an axe wielded by a frustrated Smurf who expresses the wish to be turned into a sausage if he cannot break it. When he does strike the egg he is actually turned into a sausage and the others realize that it is a magical egg that grants them wishes when touched. Every Smurf uses the egg to make their wishes come true: to be red or yellow-skinned, to become a giant, to have an elephant, money, cakes etc. When two Smurfs argue over who should use it first, they wish all sorts of nasty things upon the other: one Smurf wishes the other to have a big nose, a long tail and be covered in hair; while the other wishes him to have big ears, huge teeth, a long beard and be green-skinned.

As a joke by one of his Smurfs, Papa Smurf has been turned into a young and ordinary Smurf while three others have adopted his appearance and claim to be the genuine article. To restore order from the chaos, Papa Smurf goes to the egg and wishes that everything be the way it used to be. Everyone is turned back to normal and, before they can renew their wishes, the egg cracks open revealing a baby chick. A Smurf reasons that the chick will become a hen and lay magic eggs. He thus sets to work building an enclosure for the chick to live in, feed and water it and keep the place tidy. After all his hard work, however, the Smurf is shattered when the chick grows up to become a non-egg laying rooster.

Revised version
On January 6 1966, Peyo releases a revision of the comic book story between issue 1447 and issue 1456 for the Spirou magazine. Nothing of note was changed majorly in the revision, the only exception was the addition of Brainy Smurf in the story and the updated art style to match the official art style we know as of today.

Then the revision would see another release in the the album of the same name in 1968.