They take care of our machines, Irons, phones, and toasters,
MP3s and TV screens, Even rollercoasters!
Without them clocks stop ticking; Without them lights go out!
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Doorbell
Nolik!
Nolik, what are you doing here?
Just whistling a tune.
Are you're gonna whistle that tune the whole time Tom Thomas is away?!
He just left with his parents for a week,
and we've got guests coming, remember?!
What guests?
I invited everybody!
The class?
Yes!
Class!
Are they sleeping in there or what?
First they invite us and now they don't wanna let us in!
I'll share the present with you then.
Fire, maybe you'll get it to work now.
When they get here, they’ll ring the bell.
How come?
Why don't they just do what they always do and climb through the keyhole?
No way! It's not that simple, Nolik. Today they are our guests.
Ah...
The guests ring the bell, and the hosts let them in the house.
It doesn't ring.
You think the doorbell's broken?
I say we go fix it!
Before we fix anything we need to know what went wrong with it.
First we’ll fix and then we’ll know what it was!
Back in the olden days, people would hang a bell over their doors with a string,
and guests would tug on it to make it ring.
Today doorbells are electric
and they make all sorts of different sounds:
some buzz,
some ring,
and some even chirp like birds.
The sound comes from a box inside the house called a chime.
To make the chime ring, you push a button that's located outside.
The button works just like a light switch,
but instead of turning on light it turns on sound!
Verda, will you join me?
I gotta think about this.
Yeah.
Simka!
You think your guests are going to come at all?
Simka!
Toola? Hey!
The doorbell doesn’t work! It must be broken.
That's odd. We heard it ring this morning.
Nolik, let's go!
First we'll examine the contacts.
Yep! Good and tight.
OK, let's check the speaker.
The speaker's fine.
Maybe the electronics are the problem?
And what if we disconnect these wires and switch them?
- What will that do? - We'll know soon enough.
You know what?!
Why don't we connect the wires straight together?
Isn’t that dangerous?
We'll find out.
Don't worry. Nothing happened yet!
Fire - he is the engine of our class.
He is the fastest, the nimblest, and the bravest.
Fire never sits still for a second and he’s always looking for adventure.
New ideas just burn in his head!
And that’s why his name is Fire!
But not all of his ideas are very good,
so he's constantly getting bumps and bruises.
He just can't help getting carried away.
If he’s burning with an idea, he can even forget about his classes at school.
Grandpus punishes him for that.
But it doesn't seem to bother Fire,
because some new plan will pop into his head the very next second.
To be honest, Fire's my favorite out of all the boys in our class.
It’s sure never boring when he's around!
Hey, you down there!
I figured out why it's not working.
So what's the reason?
There’s no electricity in the whole house.
So that's why the bell isn’t working.
And what? We can't visit like real guests do until the electricity comes back?
And when will it work again?
Don’t know.
It could possibly take hours, guys.
Oh! It’s working again!
Enough ringing!
Hey, Fire! Quit fooling around!
He's not fooling around!
It’s not me, see?
Then who's ringing it?
I don’t know!
Well, I know.
The doorbell's ringing because Fire connected the wires together.
True. But I'll fix that right now.
Your guests sure are noisy!
Yeah.
Thank goodness the humans aren't home right now.
Hello!
Hello there dear guests!
Let yourself in to our home through the keyhole!
So, should we go in?
- Go where? - Go inside.
No, that's not how guests act.
So what do we do?
Real guest always ring the bell.
Ok! Hold me tight!
Can you believe that Fixies are Such itty-bitty creatures?
Even when they’re magnified It’s hard to see their features.
They’re tiny, infinitesimal, So small it makes you doubt.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Electric Kettle
That's four.
Come on, Tom Thomas, just one more!
Come on now, Tom Thomas! I know you can do it!
Five.
That doesn’t count!
That doesn’t count! No!
Your chin was below the bar.
That’s all!
I can’t do any more!
You're weakling!
You’re the weakling, I'm not!
I just haven't eaten in a while, and that's why I lost my strength.
You’re a slave to food, Tom.
And you see, that's the difference between us Fixies and you humans.
Many people wrongly assume that the only way Fixies could live
is by stealing food off of humans' tables,
or, worse yet, by stealing it from their refrigerators.
That's just a lie!
It's not true at all.
Fixies don’t eat any kind of human food.
So then where in the world do the Fixies get their energy you're wondering?
It’s very simple.
A Fixie's entire life is connected with devices.
Fixies not only live inside of devices,
but they take care of them and help them live longer.
And in return for their help,
these devices share part of their energy with the Fixies.
So there you go! The Fxies help devices and devices help the Fixies!
Yes, we Fixies and machines have a symbiotic relationship.
So we don't eat leftovers like cockroaches.
Because we are Fixies!
One, two, three, woah!
How is it possible that a big boy like you
doesn't know how to make any food for himself?
I'm able to cook, but I’m not allowed to turn on the stove.
What can you make without it?
Oh, yes! We have instant oatmeal!
Look!
Do you like oatmeal?
You're joking!
Only my folks say oats are healthy and make you stronger.
Great!
Well, then how do you cook it?
It's not hard.
All you've got to do is add hot water,
and I'm allowed to turn on the kettle.
Stop and check if there’s water in there!
If there's none you can burn out the kettle.
It's got enough.
Then you can turn it on!
Hey, tell me. How does the kettle turn off?
I mean how does it know when the water is hot enough?
Inside of an electric kettle there's a heater hidden underneath its bottom.
When you turn on the kettle, the heater warms up the water until it boils.
And the boiling water gives off steam
that heats up a special metal plate at the top of the kettle.
The heat causes the metal plate to bend, and that turns off the switch.
So, you could say that an electric kettle "feels” when the water is boiling.
OK, now I understand.
Hey, why do you need three bowls?
You don't need to make any oatmeal for us.
It's not for you, guys. It’s for my mom and dad.
Start out here!
No!
Keep pouring into this one!
And I say pour it here!
And I say first you should pour it into mine!
Oh, Nolik! Where are you?
I’ll find him! Hang on, I'm going in!
Simka!
She was right over here.
Nolik!
Over here!
Simka!
Here.
Nolik!
There.
Hey! Where is your other boot?
It got lost. Up there in the oatmeal.
That must be your parents! Let’s get out of here!
Hey, and what about your shoe?
Don't worry, I got another one!
Hi Tom Thomas, we're back!
You must be hungry. We'll make you something to eat.
But I already prepared us some food!
And the water’s already hot! Wash your hands!
Tom Thomas, don’t touch that kettle if it's hot!
I don't want you to burn yourself!
So, today we're eating oatmeal for dinner.
Delicious.
Maybe you have something else?
Why something else?
You're the ones that say that oatmeal's great for you
and it makes us stronger.
Well, yeah. That's what we say.
I'm glad that our son pays such careful attention.
Isn’t it delicious?
Really!
Huh! What's that?
Ah, look! You found the boot, Dad!
What?
It’s nothing! Just eat your food and don't get distracted.
I'd like to see that oatmeal all gone, OK?
And whoever doesn't finish won't get any candy!