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 Magnet
Well, it looks like we need a pack-o-mat.
Hm. Where did this screw come from?
Ouch!
Papus isn’t in there either.
It's awful!
He's probably disappeared forever.
It's already been five days!
Don’t worry about it,
we're going to find him for sure!
Yeah, we'll find him for sure!
Let's go take another look in the kitchen.
But we already looked in there.
We’ll look better this time.
Let’s go take a look in there!
We looked so many times already!
Simka, Nolik! What are you keep searching for in here?
It’s not a “what” it's a “who”!
Our Papus is missing. We've been looking for him everywhere.
Oh no!
He’s probably already turned into a screw.
Cause he doesn't have enough energy.
Maybe I could help?
Surely!
Let's start with you picking us up.
We're just exhausted from running.
In a dangerous situation a Fixie can choose to turn into a screw,
but sometimes it happens all by itself,
for example when a fixie doesn’t have enough energy.
When this happens the Fixie grows weak,
gets sluggish,
and then goes into hibernation, turning into a screw.
This bad luck happens when a Fixie doesn’t get charged up from being inside of a device.
That's why Fixies always work inside of machines -
so they can stay charged up with energy.
Sometimes a Fixie that has grown weak and turned into a screw can get lucky.
If a human happens to find him and screws him into an appliance,
then the Fixie will be able to get energized and come back to life.
Then he’ll unscrew himself and run away,
leaving the human wondering: “Where did that screw go?"
"I know I screwed it in!”
So, where should we look first?
What are you looking for in here, Tom Thomas?
Well…ah...
And what do you have there in your hand?
Well, just some screws of mine.
I just found a screw not too long ago. Maybe it is one of yours.
Probably.
Where is it now?
Here, take it and don’t leave them lying around.
Should I turn myself around now so your Papus can turn back into himself?
He’s been lying in there for a week already.
He doesn't have the energy to turn back into himself!
Then what's next?
We have to screw him into some device, you know?
So he will get his energy back.
OK.
But which one's Papus?
All of these screws in here look like Papus.
We'll use a magnet!
How come? All of the screws will just get lifted up together.
First off all, not every.
Not every kind of metal is attracted by a magnet.
It's an easy thing to see for yourself. Just get a magnet!
You probably have one in your house on the refrigerator.
Try moving it close to different metal objects you have around the house
like a spoon, or nails, or coins.
You’ll notice that some of the metal objects are pulled very strongly by the magnet
while some of the metals are pulled a bit less.
And then there will be some metal things that aren't attracted to the magnet at all.
Got it. And the second thing?
Well the second thing - we Fixies, aren't attracted to that magnet one bit when we turn into screws.
Let’s give it a try.
Here! I found him!
And now we’ll screw him in.
I wonder, are there any other Fixies in here?
We're not enough for you or something?
Not at all, I just wonder.
Nothing.
Oh! And the screw went away!
How about that! He already got charged up and unscrewed himself.
Why don’t you take a little rest after such a big adventure?
No thanks, I had plenty of rest!
Anyway, it's something I wanted to do for a very long time already!
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 disconect 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!