The walking stickman is a magical walking toy that Gargamel's brother Gourmelin had picked up in his travels in the Smurfs comic book story "Gargamel's Twin Brother". Its purpose is to grant one wish to the person who makes a wish, leading that person to wherever it is that wish will lead them to. However, Gourmelin could control the walking stickman by using a magic flute to make it go faster or to bring it directly to him if he feels that the wish that the person makes would do harm rather than good.